Aligning healthcare quality and finance for strategic advantage
Fluency across clinical and financial perspectives is redefining leadership in healthcare
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Healthcare integration at every stage
Integration is about more than structure or ownership; it is a process that develops connective tissue among an organization’s disparate parts to unlock the full potential of an integrated system.
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National Hospital Flash Report: August 2025 Data
Hospital performance is challenged by a decline in patient volumes and operating margins, increases in uncompensated care, and rising expenses, notably non-labor costs.
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Most U.S. adults want extension of ACA tax credits
As Congress debates extending the enhanced advanced premium tax credits as part of broader spending bill negotiations, a new KFF poll shows overwhelming bipartisan support for keeping...
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Planning for the One Big Beautiful Bill’s financial impacts on hospitals
Healthcare leaders are laser-focused on understanding how the future financial trajectory of their organizations might take shape post-OBBB—and what they can do to guide their organizations to long-term sustainability.
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Hospital performance stable, but tenuous
Hospital financial and operational performance is generally stable but could be threatened by growth in the cost of expenses outpacing growth in revenues, according to the most recent National Hospital Flash Report from Kaufman Hall, a Vizient company.
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National Hospital Flash Report: July 2025 Data
Hospital performance is generally stable but has softened in recent months. Expense growth is outpacing revenue growth—as non-labor expenses in particular continue to put pressure on hospitals.
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Climbing healthcare costs, focus on non-clinical expenses is a strategic imperative
In the ongoing debate over healthcare costs, attention often centers on the price of drugs, hospital stays and payers. But behind the scenes, a quieter set of figures has been growing steadily: non-clinical expenses.
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Seven key takeaways from the 2025 Summer Rating Agency Update
Kaufman Hall’s 2025 Summer Rating Agency Update offered an early look at how the newly enacted One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) could reshape hospital credit profiles.
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National Hospital Flash Report: June 2025 Data
Hospital revenue on a volume adjusted basis increased. However, bad debt rose in June compared to May, outpacing the growth rate of previous months.
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Elevating the board’s role in financial planning in uncertain times
Hospital and health system executives and board members are currently confronting financial and operational uncertainty on multiple fronts—and the constant barrage of changing information can be overwhelming.
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Divestitures at Large Health Systems Fueled Q2 M&A Activity
Mergers and acquisitions for hospitals and health systems in the second quarter of 2025 rose to eight transactions from the previous quarter’s five, according to Kaufman Hall’s latest...
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