Search Sort by Newest to OldestOldest to NewestRelevanceA-ZZ-A Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 … Next page › Last page Last Embracing Financial Planning After a Pause: Key Considerations In recent years, many healthcare organizations have invested less effort in long-range financial planning to confront more immediate challenges to their margins and balance sheets. Article National Hospital Flash Report: March 2024 Hospital financials continue to reflect a strong start to 2024, though the aftermath of the Change Healthcare cyberattack and continued competition from industry disrupters may test financial performance in coming months. Research Report Revisiting the Importance of Financial Planning Since the late 1980s, financial planning has been a core focus of Kaufman Hall’s work. A recent leadership change emphasized the importance of financial planning to the for-profit corporate world. It should be given similar priority in the not-for-profit hospital universe. Thoughts from Ken Kaufman National Hospital Flash Report: February 2024 Hospital financials proved strong in January compared to previous years, though margins declined slightly from the previous month. Research Report Beyond the Outlooks: Our Second Annual Conversation with the Rating Agencies Webinar Watch higher education sector leaders from Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Investors Service, and S&P Global Ratings for an in-depth conversation on trends affecting rating actions in higher education today. Webinar Building Skilled Nursing Relationships to Improve Hospital Length of Stay To successfully reduce length of stay, health system management will need to combine performance improvement efforts with efforts to successfully align themselves more closely with skilled nursing providers. Article Physician Flash Report: 2023 Year-in-Review The January issue of the Physician Flash Report features the most up-to-date industry trends drawn from the same data physician groups use to track their finances and operations. Research Report National Hospital Flash Report: January 2024 Following hospitals’ worst financial year since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2023 presented a more promising trend for hospitals and health systems with general improvement across operational and financial measures. Research Report National Hospital Flash Report: December 2023 Hospital performance in November signals continued stabilization and growth as operating margins improve. The median Kaufman Hall Calendar Year-To-Date Operating Margin Index reflecting actual margins was 2.0% in November. Research Report National Hospital Flash Report: November 2023 Hospital performance in October reflects continued stabilization with margins above pandemic levels and volumes holding steady. The median Kaufman Hall Calendar Year-To-Date Operating Margin Index reflecting actual margins was 1.2% in October. Research Report National Hospital Flash Report: October 2023 While hospitals’ overall performance declined slightly in September compared to the previous month, the median Kaufman Hall Calendar Year-To-Date Operating Margin Index reflecting actual margins was 1.4% in September. Research Report Physician Flash Report: Q3 2023 Physicians are operating at record-high levels of productivity compared to recent years but receiving less pay per unit of work. The median investment/subsidy per provider continues to increase, but the pace is slowing with only a 1% change from Q3 2022 to Q3 2023. Research Report Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 … Next page › Last page Last
Embracing Financial Planning After a Pause: Key Considerations In recent years, many healthcare organizations have invested less effort in long-range financial planning to confront more immediate challenges to their margins and balance sheets. Article
National Hospital Flash Report: March 2024 Hospital financials continue to reflect a strong start to 2024, though the aftermath of the Change Healthcare cyberattack and continued competition from industry disrupters may test financial performance in coming months. Research Report
Revisiting the Importance of Financial Planning Since the late 1980s, financial planning has been a core focus of Kaufman Hall’s work. A recent leadership change emphasized the importance of financial planning to the for-profit corporate world. It should be given similar priority in the not-for-profit hospital universe. Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
National Hospital Flash Report: February 2024 Hospital financials proved strong in January compared to previous years, though margins declined slightly from the previous month. Research Report
Beyond the Outlooks: Our Second Annual Conversation with the Rating Agencies Webinar Watch higher education sector leaders from Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Investors Service, and S&P Global Ratings for an in-depth conversation on trends affecting rating actions in higher education today. Webinar
Building Skilled Nursing Relationships to Improve Hospital Length of Stay To successfully reduce length of stay, health system management will need to combine performance improvement efforts with efforts to successfully align themselves more closely with skilled nursing providers. Article
Physician Flash Report: 2023 Year-in-Review The January issue of the Physician Flash Report features the most up-to-date industry trends drawn from the same data physician groups use to track their finances and operations. Research Report
National Hospital Flash Report: January 2024 Following hospitals’ worst financial year since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2023 presented a more promising trend for hospitals and health systems with general improvement across operational and financial measures. Research Report
National Hospital Flash Report: December 2023 Hospital performance in November signals continued stabilization and growth as operating margins improve. The median Kaufman Hall Calendar Year-To-Date Operating Margin Index reflecting actual margins was 2.0% in November. Research Report
National Hospital Flash Report: November 2023 Hospital performance in October reflects continued stabilization with margins above pandemic levels and volumes holding steady. The median Kaufman Hall Calendar Year-To-Date Operating Margin Index reflecting actual margins was 1.2% in October. Research Report
National Hospital Flash Report: October 2023 While hospitals’ overall performance declined slightly in September compared to the previous month, the median Kaufman Hall Calendar Year-To-Date Operating Margin Index reflecting actual margins was 1.4% in September. Research Report
Physician Flash Report: Q3 2023 Physicians are operating at record-high levels of productivity compared to recent years but receiving less pay per unit of work. The median investment/subsidy per provider continues to increase, but the pace is slowing with only a 1% change from Q3 2022 to Q3 2023. Research Report