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The inflation debate—transitory or structural—continues, but so far it doesn’t seem to be having much of an impact on rates. Long rates have moved higher in 2021 but the current 30-year...

The well-worn phrase “culture eats strategy for breakfast” has new relevance in American business these days. Take the case of State Farm insurance. For almost ten years, Green Bay...

Today, American culture is changing so quickly and with such a high degree of nuance that it is increasingly difficult both to interpret and to navigate. However, navigating how those...

The Fed is predicting that inflationary pressures are transitory, but healthcare leaders face the business challenge of major expense inputs that have moved to new levels based on pressures that may have a relatively long tail.

High numbers of high-acuity patients coupled with escalating expenses continued to stress the nation’s hospitals and health systems in September, according to the latest National Hospital Flash Report. Overall hospital performance declined across most metrics for the month.

Physician activity came roaring back in the second and third quarters of this year, with physician productivity and revenues surpassing both 2019 and 2020 performance.

The pandemic’s effects on enrollment offer a preview of what lies ahead for colleges and universities as they approach the demographic cliff. Now is the time to consider what strategic options are available to your institution.

In a wide-ranging keynote session, renowned thinker and speaker Sergio Rebelo, PhD, MUFG Bank Distinguished Professor of International Finance at Northwestern University Kellogg School...

Partnerships, affiliations, mergers, and acquisitions have been—and will continue to be—an essential tool for hospitals and health systems as they have worked to build integrated health systems that can respond and adapt to a rapidly changing healthcare landscape.

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to undermine performance improvement efforts at hospitals and health systems across the country. Workforce realignments, a rapid push into telehealth, lower volumes, and rising labor and supply costs point to the need for transformative change.

On October 14, 2021, our annual Healthcare Leadership Conference shifted from its previous home at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago to a virtual gathering. Watch the webinars on-demand!

Two of the sharpest board chairs we know, Michele Baker Richardson, JD, Chair, Advocate Aurora Health, and Patricia Wellenbach, Chair, Jefferson, share their vision for a new era of board guidance. The conversation was moderated by Ken Kaufman, Chair of Kaufman Hall.