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The aggressive growth plans of physician practice disruptors mean that competitive dynamics might change—and change quickly—in many local markets. Learn how independent physician groups and health systems can respond.

Merger and acquisition activity for the second quarter of 2021 included 14 transactions. At $8.5 billion, total transacted revenue for Q2 remains high, as health systems focus less on acquisitions of smaller independent hospitals and more on regional partnerships with systems in new markets.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the U.S. was already facing a behavioral health crisis. Since the pandemic began last year, the magnitude of that crisis has grown.

C-suite leaders discuss some of the disruptors that hospitals and health systems face as the industry grapples with the effects of the pandemic and strategies to evolve and address the challenges ahead.

A focus on resiliency requires blending vertical and horizontal perspectives on components of an organization’s portfolio of clinical services and strategic initiatives.

One year ago, Q1 2020 was closing with an emerging awareness of the pandemic that was about occur. The quarter ended with a relatively high number of announced transactions, but with very few large transactions, leaving average seller size by revenue at just $172 million for the quarter.

2020 was off to a strong start in hospital merger and acquisition activity, with the number of announced transactions in Q1 among the highest seen in the past four years. Then the COVID...

Integration planning should begin with the development of a strong business case & continues through the pre-close transition and the onset of the new org's combined operation.

Average size of seller by annual revenues remains at historically high levels, at just under $400 million in Q3. Read more in our report!

Kaufman Hall Managing Director Courtney Midanek recently joined the Hospital Finance Podcast and host Michael Passanante to explore key highlights from the Q2 M&A Report. Listen now!

Since we published our last Laboratory Services, the dominant issue for laboratory services—and all of healthcare—has been the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more.

Hospital operating EBITDA margins fell 174% year over year in April and remained down 9% year-over-year in May. Read more about what this means for M&A in Q2 2020.