Gist Weekly: February 7, 2025
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Rick Beaver, BSCh, MBB, CPHQ
Rick has over 30 years of healthcare and performance improvement experience. In his current role with Kaufman Hall, he leads consulting engagements in the improvement of value capture through infection reduction, quality metric improvement, surgical patient process optimization, LOS reduction and surgical patient flow enhancement.
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Hospital Performance Showed Continued Stability in 2024
Hospitals’ financial and operational performance showed continued stability in 2024, with increased outpatient revenue compared to 2023 and fewer patient observation days, the number of days patients spend under hospital monitoring without formal admission.
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Physician Flash Report: Q4 2024 Metrics
In the fourth quarter of 2024, the median investment/subsidy per physician was $306,792, an increase of 5% compared to Q4 2023.
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National Hospital Flash Report: December 2024 Data
In 2024, hospital financial and operational performance stabilized. Outpatient revenue increased, and patient observation days decreased. Though expenses in 2024 rose, they did not outpace inflation on a volume-adjusted basis.
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National Hospital Flash Report: November 2024 Data
While patient volumes decreased this month, expenses rose. The workforce continues to be competitive as labor expenses rose despite the dip in patient volumes.
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Report: Hospital Finances Showed Continued Stability in October
CHICAGO - December 9 th, 2024 - Hospitals’ financial and operational performance remained stable in October, with key indicators including revenue, operating margins, and the average...
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High Labor Costs Continue to Affect Hospital Bottom Line
Hospital and health system finances relatively stable but labor still a significant driver of expenses
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Q3 Hospital M&A Activity Reaches 2024 High
CHICAGO - October 3 rd, 2024 - Twenty-seven hospital merger and acquisition transactions were announced in the third quarter of 2024, the highest Q3 volume seen since 2017, according to...
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Report: Hospital Finances Remain Stable
Hospitals’ financial performance remains steady, according to the most recent National Hospital Flash Report from Kaufman Hall. A core measure of hospitals’ revenue, the Kaufman Hall Calendar Year-to-Date Operating Margin Index, was 4.1% in July.
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Hospital Finances Look Stable on Surface, But Performance is Uneven
Hospital financial performance continues to show signs of stabilization, according to Kaufman Hall’s latest National Hospital Flash Report. Kaufman Hall’s Calendar Year to Date Operating Margin Index for hospitals was 4.1% in June.
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Q2 Hospital M&A Activity Show Pursuit of Strategy Over Scale
Eleven hospital mergers and acquisitions were announced in Q2 2024, indicating solid but reduced activity after a very busy Q1, according to Kaufman Hall’s latest analysis. In fact, total transacted revenue in the quarter remained near historic highs at $10.8 billion, despite fewer overall transactions.
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