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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Gist Weekly: September 19, 2025
Applications open for $50 billion rural healthcare fund, accreditation comes to healthcare AI, vaccine skepticism abounds
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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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Gist Weekly: August 15, 2025
A better credit outlook for hospitals, AI takes center stage, staffing troubles at VA hospitals
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Continuing the Conversation: The Coalition for Health AI partners with the Joint Commission to establish best practices for AI use in healthcare settings
This week, we hear the conclusion of host J. Carlisle Larsen’s conversation with CHAI CEO Brian Anderson, M.D., about his organization’s work with the Joint Commission to establish best practices for the use of AI tools within healthcare.
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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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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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National Hospital Flash Report: May 2025 Data
Hospital financial indicators were slightly weaker in May than the previous month, with a greater decline in month-over-month outpatient revenue than recorded recently.
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From hype to value: aligning healthcare AI initiatives and ROI
A recent Vizient benchmarking survey found the top barrier to implementing AI is a lack of clear return on investment. A successful AI strategy must include a clear prioritization framework and a deeper understanding of value.
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Omar Hosny
Key areas of expertise: Oncology and service line financial planning; 10+ years of healthcare and financial advisory consulting experience including economic modeling services on complex partnership, long-range strategic planning projects, and M&A; advisor to top cancer organizations for strategic program and partnership development.
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Increased demand helped drive hospital financial performance
CHICAGO – June 5 th, 2025 – Financial and operational performance for U.S. hospitals in the first four months of 2025 improved over the same period in 2024, according to the most recent...
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