Insights

As hospitals and health systems intensify their financial planning efforts, revisiting and refining the forecasting techniques and tools that guide their decisions has become paramount... read more

A growth strategy focused on access, accretive opportunities, and ambulatory represents a new “Triple A” for hospitals and health systems... read more

With sights set on becoming the nation’s safest and most innovative academic health system, Florida Health Sciences Center CEO and President John D. Couris is marching full steam ahead by fostering a... read more

For many healthcare systems, the 340B Drug Pricing Program can be a saver ... and a stressor. That’s why systems like Intermountain Health have devoted centralized resources to helping their more tha... read more

Outpatient procedures are shifting to ASCs for efficiency and cost savings, posing challenges and risks for hospitals in maintaining market share... read more

Perhaps one of the biggest questions in healthcare right now is: How do we control the increasing cost trend? There’s no easy answer — but, according to Kristin Oberfeld, Vizient principal, it starts... read more

Health systems with substantial energy infrastructure may derive significant value from an energy-as-a-service (EaaS) partnership. Knowing what your health system wants from the partnership will help... read more

A servant leader needs to be intellectually curious and strive to learn more from their employees as they lead. Every moment spent with caregivers and colleagues is a learning and a teaching moment... read more

Purchased services represent a significant—but often unknown and overlooked—opportunity for cost savings. Discovering and quantifying the size of this opportunity requires a lot of detective work, bu... read more

Observation services grow, led by Medicare; focus on ED visits, ALOS for MA patients, strategic management, and impact of two-midnight/CMS rules... read more

With a projected 3.81% drug price inflation rate for pharmaceuticals by the Vizient Pharmacy Market Outlook, it's not surprising health system pharmacies are turning to formulary review as a way to m... read more

As organizations increasingly adopt a service line planning model, integrated strategic financial planning is more critical than ever... read more