Gist Weekly: April 10, 2026
Budget request includes healthcare cuts, stricter vetting slows physician pipeline, insurers reduce prior auths
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Is the sky really falling this time? The answer lies in your leadership.
At recent Vizient CEO Networks meetings, discussions focused on how structural pressure, chronic disease and AI are converging—and why executive alignment will determine what comes next.
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Strategic and financial planning for the future: What boards must demand from management
Health system executive leaders and boards have recently weathered numerous existential challenges, from COVID-19 to cyberattacks to the One Big Beautiful Bill.
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Aligning quality and finance for strategic advantage
Fluency across clinical and financial perspectives is redefining leadership in healthcare
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Jordan Cloch
Jordan Cloch is a Senior Vice President in Kaufman Hall’s Strategy & Financial Planning practices. Over the past decade, Jordan has advised 60+ executive teams on more than 100 consulting engagements, helping health systems navigate financial strategy, growth, partnerships, and M&A.
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Hospitals Slow to Adopt Consumer-Centric Care Model
Despite years of discussion to make U.S. healthcare more patient-centered, hospitals and health systems are still operating under a largely provider-centric model, according to the 2023 State of the Healthcare Consumer report, released today by Kaufman Hall.
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Patient Volume and Revenue Decline in July, Challenging Hospitals' Performance
Operating margins for hospitals show improvement compared to 2022 CHICAGO – August 28 TH, 2023 – Hospitals’ financial performance worsened in July compared to the previous month, with...
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Hospital Financial Outlook Stable but Challenges Persist
Provider productivity rises for medical groups amidst ongoing financial pressures CHICAGO – July 31 ST, 2023 – Despite an overall trend of continued margin improvement, most hospitals...
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Scott Christensen
Key areas of expertise: Oncology service line planning, nephrology and dialysis services; 16+ years in healthcare industry advising health systems, payers, and specialty healthcare services companies on growth, strategic partnership options, service line planning, and enterprise strategy.
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Patrick Smyth
Patrick Smyth is a Senior Vice President in the Kaufman Hall’s Strategy and Business Transformation practice.
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Ryan Gish
Ryan is a Managing Director of Kaufman Hall and a member of the firm’s Strategy & Business Transformation practice.
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