Daily patient volumes decreased due to declines in flu and other seasonal infectious diseases, contributing to a decline in hospital care expenses despite elevated overall expenses.

Why are hospitals unable to efficiently fill their appointment slots, even in the face of very significant demand? Lessons from the airlines on how they fill seats can help provide solutions to this problem.

This week’s graphic highlights new Gallup survey data and Bureau of Labor Statistics inflation data to consider growing healthcare affordability challenges.

Supreme Court rules in favor of HHS in DSH payment case, vaccine testing to change, Aetna to exit ACA marketplace.

Senior healthcare leaders and board members routinely ask us the following two questions.

Hospitals continue to lose significant money on employing physicians, and the original goals of care coordination and efficiency haven't materialized. Rising costs, declining reimbursement advantages, overutilization of low-margin services and administrative burdens are factors behind these unsustainable losses.

As Medicaid cuts look increasingly likely per Congress’ recently-passed budget plan, this week’s graphic uses survey data from KFF to take stock of the public’s view of the program.

UnitedHealth Group stock drops, eight artificial food dyes to be phased out, Eli Lilly oral GLP-1 pill has promising Phase 3 result

The critical link between patient access and loyalty means that even a modest increase in loyal patients can significantly boost revenue. Many health systems, however, capture less than half of a patient’s total healthcare spend due to poor access and scheduling inefficiencies.

In honor of Earth Day this Tuesday, this week’s graphic demonstrates the importance for hospitals to address climate change.

CMS proposed IPPS rate, Kennedy sets deadline to find cause of autism, President Trump to end “pill penalty”