Thoughts from Ken
Good enough is not good enough for infection prevention
High-performing organizations know that sustainable safety around infection control is not achieved through compliance alone, but through a deep-rooted culture of vigilance, ownership, and continuous improvement. That culture starts with leadership commitment.
Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
The drivers of patient access problems: Research and observations on the appointment process
Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
In difficult times leadership matters more
Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
The First Requirement of a High Performing Healthcare Organization: Providing Timely Appointments
Thoughts from Lisa
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Managing ratings as Medicaid reimbursement faces cuts
Possible limitations on state directed payment programs could have a significant impact on many hospitals’ bottom line. Organizations should act now to model the impact and identify steps that could help mitigate it.
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Potential federal policy shifts: 10 key takeaways from the 2025 Spring Rating Agency webinar
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Pace of Downgrades Slowed in 2024: Five Key Takeaways
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Will the Hospital Industry Finally Land Its First “Triple A”?
Strategy Spotlight
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Achieving “Smart Scale”: Insights from today’s high-performing health systems
Senior healthcare leaders and board members routinely ask us the following two questions.
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What is your plan of action if Medicaid cuts become a reality?
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Navigating Health Systems Through a Decade of Change
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The Key Strategic Decisions Health Systems Faced in 2024…And What’s in Store for 2025
Payer Perspectives
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How will evolving price transparency regulations impact payer-provider negotiations?
Assessing the future of healthcare price transparency requires taking a couple of steps back to review its recent history.
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Payers in 2025: A Case for Optimism, Agency, and Innovation Velocity
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Hey Alexa, What Medicare Advantage Plan Should I Buy?
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Medicaid Plans: Five Growth Opportunities, Post-Redetermination
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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
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