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In the fourth quarter of 2024, the median investment/subsidy per physician was $306,792, an increase of 5% compared to Q4 2023.

In the third quarter of this year, the median investment/subsidy per physician was $304,312—rising above $300,000 for the first time. Other expense metrics such as the total direct expense per provider FTE and labor as a percentage of total expenses increased.

Health systems are confronting a new normal of shrinking revenue and rising labor costs. In the second quarter of 2024, increased labor expenses accounted for 83.9% of total expenses. Additionally, the median investment/subsidy per provider rose 3% since Q2 2023.

Overall labor expenses and revenue continue to rise, and Q1 2024 data show that labor represented 84% of total expenses. The median investment/subsidy per provider increased 2% compared to Q1 2023.

On a new episode of The Healthcare Plus Podcast, host Quint Studer and Matthew Bates discuss the financial pressures facing healthcare industry leaders today and discuss strategic solutions to improve create alignment and improve margins.

Faculty practice plans are complex entities; the addition of a community physician group adds to that complexity. The question for academic health system leadership is whether and when to combine the faculty and community physicians into a single entity.

America's providers are more productive and seeing more patients than ever—particularly in primary care settings—resulting in an increase in revenue in the last quarter of 2022. However, increased expenses outweighed improved revenue.

In a roundtable discussion, Kaufman Hall Managing Directors Matthew Bates and Nora Kelly and Senior Vice President Max Timm discuss the rise of risk-based contracting in value-based healthcare arrangements, what providers and insurers need to watch out for, and what success in risk-based contracting will look like.

Physician practices continued a trend of increased productivity in the third quarter of 2022. However, despite higher volumes and increased productivity, investments/subsidies increased...

Using technology to transform quality, costs, and the patient experience A healthcare organization’s ability to sustain high-value care delivery and ensure its long-term financial...