Search Sort by Newest to OldestOldest to NewestRelevanceA-ZZ-A Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 … Next page › Last page Last 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 Healthcare Payer Providers in 2025 The future will favor payers that adapt to changing market circumstances with agency and velocity. Payers will need to make tough choices. Blog The Case for a Strong Corporate Strategy Function As health systems enter a period of relative stabilization following the pandemic and its inflationary aftermath, many leaders are rethinking their organization’s enterprise strategy. Blog Changing American Demographics Make Hospital Operations Harder Solo living is becoming much more common in American society. As the concept of the American family shifts, and in this case, unwinds, healthcare leaders need to be attuned to new demands—and nimble enough to meet them. Thoughts from Ken Kaufman Laying the Groundwork for Strategic Growth In an increasingly competitive environment, colleges and universities must define and assert where they have a competitive advantage and ensure that they are reaching their full market of potential enrollees. The ultimate goal of these efforts is to enhance market essentiality. Blog Strategies for Future Health System Success A question often asked by health system leaders is what will be required for future success. Responses from some of Kaufman Hall’s smartest consultants are featured in this new blog from Ken Kaufman. One common element: The need to make and stick with really hard decisions. Thoughts from Ken Kaufman Reclaiming the Board’s Role in Strategy As healthcare market conditions continue to stabilize after several years of pandemic-era volatility, many hospital and health system leaders are revisiting their organizations’ strategic options for long-term sustainability. Research Report Can One Drug Change the Hospital Industry? The new generation of weight-loss drugs has the potential to help reduce prevalence of obesity and Type 2 diabetes, two of the most prevalent chronic conditions. How might that affect hospital operations and capital and financial planning? Blog Financial Literacy and Strategic Financial Planning Strategic planning and financial planning are highly interrelated and interdependent disciplines. Institutional financial literacy creates the perfect environment and means of communication in which an integrated strategic financial planning process can thrive. Blog How to Promote Financial Literacy Within Your Institution Promoting financial literacy serves two important purposes. First, it makes everyone aware of the institution’s current financial health. Second, it makes everyone aware of what will be required to ensure the institution’s financial health over the long term. Blog A Different Way of Thinking About Hospital Closures The many forces driving some hospitals to financial distress make it impossible to maintain the status quo. Leaders can move beyond a binary close-or-don’t-close decision to reconsider what it means to deliver healthcare in communities that struggle to support a hospital. Thoughts from Ken Kaufman 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 Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 … Next page › Last page Last
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
Healthcare Payer Providers in 2025 The future will favor payers that adapt to changing market circumstances with agency and velocity. Payers will need to make tough choices. Blog
The Case for a Strong Corporate Strategy Function As health systems enter a period of relative stabilization following the pandemic and its inflationary aftermath, many leaders are rethinking their organization’s enterprise strategy. Blog
Changing American Demographics Make Hospital Operations Harder Solo living is becoming much more common in American society. As the concept of the American family shifts, and in this case, unwinds, healthcare leaders need to be attuned to new demands—and nimble enough to meet them. Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
Laying the Groundwork for Strategic Growth In an increasingly competitive environment, colleges and universities must define and assert where they have a competitive advantage and ensure that they are reaching their full market of potential enrollees. The ultimate goal of these efforts is to enhance market essentiality. Blog
Strategies for Future Health System Success A question often asked by health system leaders is what will be required for future success. Responses from some of Kaufman Hall’s smartest consultants are featured in this new blog from Ken Kaufman. One common element: The need to make and stick with really hard decisions. Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
Reclaiming the Board’s Role in Strategy As healthcare market conditions continue to stabilize after several years of pandemic-era volatility, many hospital and health system leaders are revisiting their organizations’ strategic options for long-term sustainability. Research Report
Can One Drug Change the Hospital Industry? The new generation of weight-loss drugs has the potential to help reduce prevalence of obesity and Type 2 diabetes, two of the most prevalent chronic conditions. How might that affect hospital operations and capital and financial planning? Blog
Financial Literacy and Strategic Financial Planning Strategic planning and financial planning are highly interrelated and interdependent disciplines. Institutional financial literacy creates the perfect environment and means of communication in which an integrated strategic financial planning process can thrive. Blog
How to Promote Financial Literacy Within Your Institution Promoting financial literacy serves two important purposes. First, it makes everyone aware of the institution’s current financial health. Second, it makes everyone aware of what will be required to ensure the institution’s financial health over the long term. Blog
A Different Way of Thinking About Hospital Closures The many forces driving some hospitals to financial distress make it impossible to maintain the status quo. Leaders can move beyond a binary close-or-don’t-close decision to reconsider what it means to deliver healthcare in communities that struggle to support a hospital. Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
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