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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.

Listen to members of Kaufman Hall’s Performance Improvement practice discuss insights from our 2022 State of Healthcare Performance Improvement report. With hospitals and health systems...

The latest Kaufman Hall Report includes an inside look at the rise of risk-based contracting in value-based care models—and key challenges and opportunities for providers and insurers.

We have entered a financial moment when paying attention to the sunk cost fallacy will be central to maintaining, or recovering, the financial, clinical, and mission strength of America’s hospitals.

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

Not-for-profit hospitals have recently been spotlighted for practices related to their level of and approach to charity care.

Small liberal arts colleges have long played a critical role in our higher education system. Despite the many headwinds they may face today, they can still find pathways to long-term...

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.

With one out of every two hospitals expected to show an operating loss in 2022, presentations to the rating agencies in many cases need to focus more on the turnaround plan and less on...

The American Hospital Association has released a report that we prepared for them on the state of hospital finances—and the results are sobering. We are projecting 2022 to be the worst...

It’s not all bad news when it comes to not-for-profit hospital financial performance. Some hospitals and health systems are navigating labor pressures and reporting improving results.

Physician practices across the country stayed busy throughout the second quarter of 2022, as physician productivity and revenues all rose with higher patient volumes between the first...