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From managing non-labor expenses to strengthening the workforce, expanding access and navigating payer reimbursement, health systems shared the key challenges shaping their focus this year—and their planning for the year ahead.

The latest Kaufman Hall Report includes highlights from the annual Healthcare Leadership Conference.

The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) has drawn attention for its headline provisions: millions likely will lose their health insurance and there will be a reduction in cumulative federal health spending of an estimated $1 trillion over 10 years.

The latest Kaufman Hall Report includes a short case study on Geisinger’s utilization management transformation as well as a short interview with Columbia Memorial's CEO on a rural...

For many health systems, utilization management (UM) has long been a functional necessity, but rarely a strategic priority. Originally designed to ensure clinical appropriateness and support payer requirements, UM often grew up within hospital walls, shaped by local workflows and embedded within broader care management structures.

Changes in operations and services, coupled with the need to invest more in patient-facing services, require health systems to assess corporate shared services to maximize efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Watch Kaufman Hall’s Performance Improvement practice discuss insights from our 2023 State of Healthcare Performance Improvement report. The webinar features expert commentary on issues affecting the workforce, the revenue cycle, care transitions, supplies and purchased services, the physician enterprise, and the balance sheet.

Hospitals and health systems are seeing some signs of stabilization in 2023 following an extremely difficult year in 2022. Workforce-related challenges persist, however, keeping costs high and contributing to issues with patient access to care.

C-suites across America are moving to stronger measures to assure the financial survivability and competitiveness of their organizations. Data and analysis suggest that reductions in force are among the measures being taken today.

Our latest report uncovers emerging workforce spending trends.

Staffing shortages, skyrocketing labor costs, continuing supply chain disruptions, inflation, rising interest rates, and volatile markets are pressuring both revenue and expenses for hospitals and health systems in 2022.

Housing affordability—a problem that used to affect primarily the healthcare workforce in large urban centers and high-priced enclaves—is becoming an issue in a growing number of...