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 stay gives hospitals a significant advantage in financial performance.

Overall labor expenses and revenue continue to rise, and Q1 2024 data show that labor represented 84% of total expenses. The median investment/subsidy per provider increased 2% compared to Q1 2023.

The employed physician model is coming under stress at many health systems. Given the growing financial pressures that health systems face, they must rethink how they are deploying scarce financial resources and physician talent across the enterprise.

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 sophisticated as these issues demand.

In a new episode of "Counsel That Cares," Holland & Knight healthcare attorney Jesse Neil and Anu Singh, a managing director at Kaufman Hall, discuss the complexity of healthcare markets, the impact of COVID-19 and potential partnership models for public hospitals aiming to remain viable and fulfill their community commitment amid industry shifts.

This article is part one in a series on reigniting the strategic plan and growth opportunities. Part two will dig deeper into steps the board can take to elevate strategic planning efforts.

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 achieved without a level of intensity that would be considered out of the ordinary?

On this encore episode of Gist Healthcare Daily, we hear the second part of host J. Carlisle Larsen’s conversation with Transcarent CEO Glen Tullman about that acquisition and how it fits into his company’s long-term goals.

On this episode of Gist Healthcare Daily, we revisit host J. Carlisle Larsen’s conversation with Transcarent CEO Glen Tullman where they discussed the health system partnerships and the company’s direct contracting model.

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 the needs of a particular organization at a particular point in time.

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 organizational strategy. The path forward will require reading, learning, and experimentation.