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The Five Most Interesting Transactions Announced in 2023
January 31, 2024

Transaction momentum continued to build in 2023. Here are our thoughts on the five most interesting hospital and health system transactions from the past year... read more

Blog
The Leadership Theories of Coach John Wooden: “Be Quick—But Don’t Hurry”
January 31, 2024

Former UCLA basketball coach John Gooden believed that quickness and a sense of urgency was absolutely necessary to winning in a competitive environment. But quickness must be accompanied by emotiona... read more

Strategy, partnerships and innovation
Blog
Vision and Talent
February 7, 2024

John Lynch was hired by the San Francisco 49ers in 2017 to turn the team around. The vision he created for the team holds important lessons for healthcare leaders working to acquire and retain the ve... read more

Strategy, partnerships and innovation
Blog
The Numbers Behind the Numbers
February 21, 2024

A deeper dive into the numbers behind the numbers in Kaufman Hall’s National Hospital Flash Report generates a nuanced story, with results that are relevant to setting long-term social health policy ... read more

Data, analytics and AI
Strategy, partnerships and innovation
Blog
More Thoughts About Artificial Intelligence
March 26, 2024

As interest around artificial intelligence’s potential builds, healthcare management teams must start grappling with questions on how this rapidly evolving technology might drive future organizationa... read more

Blog
Rethinking Building High-Performing Professional Teams
April 10, 2024

In the current environment, it is extremely hard to build and retain effective professional teams. Striking the right balance between capability and compatibility is an essential task, dependent on t... read more

Strategy, partnerships and innovation
Blog
How Intense Should a Leader Be?
April 17, 2024

Intense coaching styles were on display in the NCAA Division I basketball championships. While this intensity may not translate fully to complex corporate environments, can truly important results be... read more

Strategy, partnerships and innovation
Blog
Literature and Leadership
April 24, 2024

The moral issues coming at executives today are increasing exponentially in complexity, frequency, and intensity. Literature can help cultivate a practice of judicious thought that is as sophisticate... read more

Strategy, partnerships and innovation
Blog
The Importance of No-Regrets Strategies
May 8, 2024

With hundreds of competing priorities, hospital executive teams must focus on something they that they know they can spend time on and get real results from. An intense focus on improving length of s... read more

Financial sustainability
Clinical operations and quality
Strategy, partnerships and innovation
Blog
A Different Way of Thinking About Hospital Closures
May 15, 2024

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

Strategy, partnerships and innovation
Article
Vizient, AACN Celebrates 20 Years of Nurse Residency Program Success Transition to practice program supports more than 224,000 new nurses
June 24, 2024

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

Workforce management and culture
Blog
A New and Necessary Level of Operational Effectiveness
July 10, 2024

Hospitals face enormously complex operational challenges every day. The advanced analytics used by large commercial businesses can offer solutions that improve revenue, lower expenses, and enhance pa... read more

Data, analytics and AI
Strategy, partnerships and innovation