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As healthcare looks to another period of uncertainty — namely the impact of potential tariffs on its supply chain — it’s important to remain vigilant, keep informed and be purposeful about next steps

The proliferation of claims denials, especially by Medicare Advantage payers, has become a pressing issue for health system operations.

Five key steps health systems should consider implementing to improve their observation management strategies and ensure appropriate reimbursement.

Carol Skenes, Interim Vice President of Product at Turquoise, joins host J. Carlisle Larsen to talk about what their researchers found after reviewing industry-wide data.

In 2021, Carilion Clinic, a $2 billion revenue, eight-hospital integrated system in Roanoke, Virginia, was facing a problem familiar to many systems around the country: stubbornly high...

Care transition challenges are particularly acute for academic hospitals, driven in part by their unique tripartite academic mission. Learn how academic hospitals can apply the characteristics of high-performing hospitals to improve their care transitions and patient length of stay.

Purchased services represent a significant—but often unknown and overlooked—opportunity for cost savings. Discovering and quantifying the size of this opportunity requires a lot of detective work, but for most organizations, it is a mystery worth solving.

Length of stay affects many elements of a hospital’s financial performance, and it is also a key driver of patient satisfaction. Effective management of length of stay requires consistent leadership, and hospitalists are the logical choice to fill that leadership role.

Hospitals and health systems that participate in the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program are currently facing challenges on multiple fronts, including manufacturer restrictions and program audits, legal challenges, and constantly-evolving federal and state requirements for participation.

With hundreds of competing priorities, hospital executive teams must focus on something they that they know they can spend time on and get real results from. An intense focus on improving length of stay gives hospitals a significant advantage in financial performance.

Watch an engaging discussion with Moody’s, Fitch and S&P on their latest industry outlooks, rating activity through early 2024 and what this means for the sector.

The latest Kaufman Hall Report includes an inside look at strategies for successful payer-provider partnerships in a rapidly changing macroeconomic climate.