Insights

The many forces driving some hospitals to financial distress make it impossible to maintain the status quo. Leaders can move beyond a binary close-or-don’t-close decision to reconsider what it means ... read more

As more than 4,000 provider, supplier and Vizient attendees came together to talk healthcare’s toughest challenges, one thing became unquestionably clear — it’s time to harness the power of partnersh... read more

Daily Dispatch, Day 3: Rush President and CEO Dr. Omar Lateef to reflect on future of healthcare in closing keynote.. read more

The Vizient/AACN Nurse Residency Program is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Learn about the impact the program has made on nurses and the nursing profession and check out the interactive timeline t... read more

With the increasing shift of treatment from inpatient to outpatient settings, come questions about which medications can safely be used at alternate sites of care facilities. The new Vizient Pharmacy... read more

When it comes to her experience of being a female breadwinner, Valerie Coffman is an open book... read more

Daily Dispatch, Day 4: That’s a wrap! Summit concludes on a reflective — and hopeful — note... read more

Lately, every CEO I talk with tells me how hard it is to run a healthcare organization in 2023. These are people with long experience, people who over time have pushed the right buttons and pulled th... read more

In an environment unlike anything any of us have experienced, regaining financial equilibrium will require a comprehensive view of our organizations and environments and an openness to an outcome in ... read more

The physician employment model is clearly broken and in need of a near-term fix. The critical question for health system leaders is how to reconsider physician employment within the hospital operatin... read more

Hospital executives have given the physician employment strategy considerable thought. Here are four observations from healthcare leaders who are rethinking the physician employment model... read more

C-suites across America are moving to stronger measures to assure the financial survivability and competitiveness of their organizations. Data and analysis suggest that reductions in force are among ... read more