Search Sort by Newest to OldestOldest to NewestRelevanceA-ZZ-A Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 … Next page › Last page Last Uncovering key strategic questions facing hospitals and health systems The challenges that hospitals and health systems currently face are amplifying this complexity, from uncertainty about potential changes to federal healthcare policy—including Medicaid and NIH funding cuts and tariffs—inflation, and ongoing workforce challenges. Blog Advanced practice providers can help physicians reach their peak potential As advanced practice providers represent a growing percentage of the clinical workforce, health systems must ensure that APPs are being deployed in ways that enable the physicians they work with to operate at the top of their potential. Article Physician Flash Report: Q1 2025 Metrics Two out of every five healthcare providers—just over 40%—in the United States are now non-physician, advanced practice providers. Research Report Hospitals keep losing money on physicians. Is there another way? Hospitals continue to lose significant money on employing physicians, and the original goals of care coordination and efficiency haven't materialized. Rising costs, declining reimbursement advantages, overutilization of low-margin services and administrative burdens are factors behind these unsustainable losses. Article What is your plan of action if Medicaid cuts become a reality? The hospital and health system leaders we work with are extremely concerned about the financial impact their organizations may experience from potentially significant Medicaid policy changes, following the recent passage of a budget resolution by the U.S. House of Representatives. Blog Navigating Health Systems Through a Decade of Change A conversation with Rich Liekweg, CEO of BJC Health System in Missouri, and Nick Barto, president of BJC Health System Blog Key Strategic Decisions Health Systems Faced in 2024 It has been an incredibly busy and exciting year for our Strategy & Business Transformation practice at Kaufman Hall. In 2024, we observed hospitals and health systems take steps to reinvigorate their strategic efforts amid a stabilizing, but still challenging, outlook. Blog A Closer Look at Provider Subsides This week’s graphic dives into a growing challenge facing health systems’ physician enterprises. Infographic Healthcare Financial Planning for Service Lines As organizations increasingly adopt a service line planning model, integrated strategic financial planning is more critical than ever. Article Gist Weekly: July 12, 2024 A judge orders a partial, preliminary injunction of the FTC’s noncompete ban, Sanford Health and Marshfield Clinic announce plans to combine, and CMS proposes a nearly 3% cut to Medicare physician pay for 2025. Blog Outpatient Shift Turning to New Specialties Using the latest data forecast from Sg2, a Vizient company, the graphic below illustrates how the outpatient shift will continue to accelerate through 2034. Infographic What Have We Agreed To? Cutting the Knot with Artificial Intelligence Artificial intelligence can provide the tool necessary to untangle complex healthcare agreements and contracts. In academic healthcare, this can support efforts to restore a funds flow model to what has been legally agreed to or negotiate a new funds flow agreement. Article Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 … Next page › Last page Last
Uncovering key strategic questions facing hospitals and health systems The challenges that hospitals and health systems currently face are amplifying this complexity, from uncertainty about potential changes to federal healthcare policy—including Medicaid and NIH funding cuts and tariffs—inflation, and ongoing workforce challenges. Blog
Advanced practice providers can help physicians reach their peak potential As advanced practice providers represent a growing percentage of the clinical workforce, health systems must ensure that APPs are being deployed in ways that enable the physicians they work with to operate at the top of their potential. Article
Physician Flash Report: Q1 2025 Metrics Two out of every five healthcare providers—just over 40%—in the United States are now non-physician, advanced practice providers. Research Report
Hospitals keep losing money on physicians. Is there another way? Hospitals continue to lose significant money on employing physicians, and the original goals of care coordination and efficiency haven't materialized. Rising costs, declining reimbursement advantages, overutilization of low-margin services and administrative burdens are factors behind these unsustainable losses. Article
What is your plan of action if Medicaid cuts become a reality? The hospital and health system leaders we work with are extremely concerned about the financial impact their organizations may experience from potentially significant Medicaid policy changes, following the recent passage of a budget resolution by the U.S. House of Representatives. Blog
Navigating Health Systems Through a Decade of Change A conversation with Rich Liekweg, CEO of BJC Health System in Missouri, and Nick Barto, president of BJC Health System Blog
Key Strategic Decisions Health Systems Faced in 2024 It has been an incredibly busy and exciting year for our Strategy & Business Transformation practice at Kaufman Hall. In 2024, we observed hospitals and health systems take steps to reinvigorate their strategic efforts amid a stabilizing, but still challenging, outlook. Blog
A Closer Look at Provider Subsides This week’s graphic dives into a growing challenge facing health systems’ physician enterprises. Infographic
Healthcare Financial Planning for Service Lines As organizations increasingly adopt a service line planning model, integrated strategic financial planning is more critical than ever. Article
Gist Weekly: July 12, 2024 A judge orders a partial, preliminary injunction of the FTC’s noncompete ban, Sanford Health and Marshfield Clinic announce plans to combine, and CMS proposes a nearly 3% cut to Medicare physician pay for 2025. Blog
Outpatient Shift Turning to New Specialties Using the latest data forecast from Sg2, a Vizient company, the graphic below illustrates how the outpatient shift will continue to accelerate through 2034. Infographic
What Have We Agreed To? Cutting the Knot with Artificial Intelligence Artificial intelligence can provide the tool necessary to untangle complex healthcare agreements and contracts. In academic healthcare, this can support efforts to restore a funds flow model to what has been legally agreed to or negotiate a new funds flow agreement. Article