Thoughts from Ken
Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
The Misadventures of Primary Care
Recent efforts to contemporize primary care have proven that the best intentions, the smartest ideas, and a lot of money are no guarantee of commercial success. Corporate America has found primary care to be a confounding and, so far, unsuccessful business model.
Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
Changing American Demographics Make Hospital Operations Harder
Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
A New Leadership Conversation: Founder Mode vs. Management Mode
Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
Lessons from Brats
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Thoughts on Servant Leadership
A servant leader needs to be intellectually curious and strive to learn more from their employees as they lead. Every moment spent with caregivers and colleagues is a learning and a teaching moment.
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At the Midway Point, Stronger Financial Performance Continues
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Can One Drug Change the Hospital Industry?
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The Importance of Humility and a Memorable, Forgettable Rating Meeting
Strategy Spotlight
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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.
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We Can’t Assume Retail Healthcare Disruptors Will Continue to Fail in the Future
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Strategy Spotlight: Answering the Difficult Questions
Gist Weekly
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Gist Weekly: November 22, 2024
Trump picks his healthcare cabinet nominees, PBMs sue the FTC over its insulin case, and controlled substance telehealth flexibilities are extended yet again.
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Gist Weekly: November 15, 2024
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Gist Weekly: November 8, 2024
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Gist Weekly: November 1, 2024
Trending in Healthcare Treasury & Capital Markets
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The Balance Sheet Buffer
Balance sheet strength has buffered consumers and businesses from some of the restrictive shock of higher rates. With a relatively brittle revenue model in healthcare, the focus becomes whether, when, and how to restructure operations as balance sheets are spent down.
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External Capital Formation in a Higher Rate Environment
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Thoughts About a Governance Downgrade
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From Incremental to Multivariable Management
Payer Perspectives
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Hey Alexa, What Medicare Advantage Plan Should I Buy?
As the Medicare Advantage (MA) Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) is fast approaching, let us imagine a future where Artificial Intelligence (AI) plays a much bigger role in the health plan sales process.
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Medicaid Plans: Five Growth Opportunities, Post-Redetermination
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ICHRA: The Great Bifurcation of the Employer’s Role in Health Insurance
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Health Insurance Exchanges: An Options + No Regrets Approach to Growth Amid Volatility
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The Employer Strikes Back: The Hollowing of the Commercial Health Insurance Market and Its Impact on Payers and Providers
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Emerging Risks to the Medicare Advantage Market
Sustaining Higher Education
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Advancement and Strategic Growth
To fully capture the benefits of changes in institutional advancement, leadership should focus on two questions. Do we have the datasets and analytics needed to measure donor potential and engagement in an effective way? And have we structured our advancement office to best support its productivity and effectiveness?
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Laying the Groundwork for Strategic Growth
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Financial Literacy and Strategic Financial Planning
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How to Promote Financial Literacy Within Your Institution
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