The pandemic has both accelerated and intensified the pressures hospitals and health systems face. Organizations that focus on “no regrets” decision-making will help ensure their viability in the short term and their options in the long term.

Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) play an important role within the continuum of care. A high-performing SNF is a critical ally for health systems, particularly those who are focused on...

As health systems look to the future, surgical volume will continue shifting from HOPDs to ASCs. Health systems must be innovative and flexible to ensure that they participate in that growth with physician partners and others.

M&A activity between hospitals and health systems in the second quarter of 2022 returned to both trendlines we have been tracking since the pandemic began. First, the number of...

Healthcare is undergoing a major realignment as stakeholders compete for consumers’ attention. The different strategies intersect at the physician’s office, and physicians today face an unprecedented array of practice options.

As the surging Omicron variant continued COVID-19’s disruption of healthcare operations, M&A activity in the first quarter of 2022 continued a trend we have seen since the pandemic...

Hospitals and health systems are feeling the full effects of the Great Resignation as labor expenses climb despite lower staffing levels. As a result, hospitals are paying higher wages to compete for qualified personnel. Read the Winter 2022 Kaufman Hall Report for strategies for improving recruitment and retention.

Throughout 2021, there was one consistent trend in partnership, merger, and acquisition transactions between hospitals and health systems: the number of transactions was down, but the...