Fluency across clinical and financial perspectives is redefining leadership in healthcare

Key Takeaways The rapid adoption of value-based care (VBC) is accelerating the pressure on provider groups to take on downside risk—yet the right path forward is far from one-size-fits...

The financial challenges facing hospitals and health systems—from the One Big Beautiful Bill’s looming impacts to difficult operating conditions—are also keeping insurers up at night.

By effectively putting strategy into action, hospitals and healthcare systems can thrive amid today’s financial and operational challenges and position themselves to confront the looming threats that are just around the corner.

A quarterback who has been on more teams than any other NFL player and has spent more time on the bench than on the field may be an unlikely source for leadership lessons. But his observations on his career have as much relevance for CEOs as they have for someone trying to establish their place on a team.

In a healthcare landscape that is in the midst of industry transformation, disruption, and financial duress, one thing has become clear: traditional governance models and approaches require a refreshed approach to guide and advance mission-based organizations.

GLP-1 therapies mark a turning point in healthcare; what began as a diabetes therapy now helps with obesity, sleep apnea and more. Here are three emerging ideas that may represent the next breakthrough that will redefine healthcare.

This episode features Kris Blohm and Courtney Midanek, Managing Directors and Co-Practice Leads for Mergers and Acquisitions at Kaufman Hall, as they explore how health systems can use a holistic, data-driven approach to assess operations, optimize service lines, and drive long-term success.

With its acquisition of AMSURG, a national ambulatory chain, Ascension is changing the playbook for not-for-profit business model transformation. The acquisition raises important questions: How do we expect the game to be played moving forward, and how do we want to participate?

With an estimated $1 trillion in healthcare-related spending reductions, the One Big Beautiful Bill could significantly disrupt the U.S. healthcare system. Flourishing in the face of uncertainty will require focus on four imperatives: margin transformation, care delivery realignment, structural resilience and technological enablement.

large and complex assemblage of interdependencies. Any change to one part could create multiple, hard-to-predict effects throughout the system. When making changes to a fragile system that serves so many, the watchword should be caution.