The long-held notion that the ED is the front door to the hospital remains pervasive. And no wonder. As of just a few years ago, ED visits were responsible for a massive 70% of...

Payers and providers are increasingly creating strategic partnerships, with the intent of keeping pace in a rapidly transforming healthcare payment system that rewards value over volume...

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced new and potentially long-lasting volatility into traditional financial planning processes at hospitals and health systems. Financial...

The transition away from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) has been in the works for many years, but a clear endgame for LIBOR has now been established. In November 2020, the...

Hospitals and health systems are first and foremost healthcare providers. However, they have also accumulated substantial real estate holdings, making them some of the largest property...

For hospitals and health systems focused on transforming how they deliver care to their patients and communities, the prospect of merging with a counterpart organization and creating a...

Corporate resiliency is the ability to withstand adverse changes to the core business model. A critical response factor is the capacity to adapt—to manage the organization to a...

Academic medical centers (AMCs) have many unique attributes that distinguish them from other hospitals. These same attributes make them ideal partners within a strategic network that comprises community hospitals, rural hospitals, or both.

Soon, hospitals will likely need to update their ratings, either because rating agencies continue to maintain their surveillance requirements, or because clients will need to access the capital markets for one of several reasons. Read more.

The repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic are further compounded for universities affiliated with academic medical centers (AMCs), particularly those universities that own the AMC. Read more.

The path forward through the pandemic will be the byproduct of shared national commitment and sacrifice, not through a “me first”/personal freedom approach. It requires a stress on values and a recognition that indeed, there is something larger and more important than one’s self.

Health systems today find themselves in a new environment. The business model. Care delivery is shifting from inpatient to outpatient services: For Medicare patients alone, the amount...