Strategy

The healthcare industry is bracing for steep challenges ahead—from market disruptions to the growing cost of patient retention. As systems confront tighter margins and shifting expectations, stemming patient leakage is emerging as a critical survival strategy.   Revenue is expected to shrink due to macroeconomic pressures affecting the total insured population, changes in reimbursement, and…

The persistent staffing shortages of the past few years, exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic and the Great Resignation, are forcing hospital and health systems leaders to rethink their workforce models and strategies for attracting and retaining clinicians, including float pool…

Over the past 18 months, Gainesville-based University of Florida has undergone a realignment into a unified operating structure under the theme of “Together We Transform.” This multifaceted process has allowed it to thrive in today’s healthcare environment, improve care access…

Hughston Clinic to Leverage Commure’s Robust Platform to Automate Workflows Across the Full Care Continuum MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., November 20, 2025 – Commure, a leading healthcare technology company, today announced a partnership with Hughston Clinic, one of the nation’s largest…

Hospitals and health systems continue to see rising labor costs; up 5% in October 2025 compared to a year ago. Despite this, improvements in productivity and patient experience have remained stagnant or declined in recent years. These trends are especially…

Healthcare leaders are finding new ways to drive standardization, savings and uptime through evidence-based technology. Healthcare operations leaders are facing mounting challenges: rising costs, staffing shortages and increasing pressure to maintain uptime for mission-critical equipment. As hospital margins shrink —…

Health systems across the country are facing mounting workforce pressures — from physician burnout and retention challenges to rising turnover costs and growing care complexity. At Becker’s 13th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable in Chicago, four senior leaders made a…

At Becker’s 13th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable, healthcare leaders gathered for a featured session titled “Compliance at the Point of Care: How Ambient AI Protects Revenue Before the Audit.” The discussion explored how artificial intelligence tools deployed at the…

Healthcare operates in a highly disrupted market with multiple headwinds, including ongoing staff shortages, financial pressures, policy and regulatory changes and cyber threats. Disruption in the industry is most pronounced among clinical providers, according to the latest AlixPartners’ survey of more than…

Healthcare needs — and the demands of leadership — have evolved. CentraCare is addressing these shifts through a restructured leadership model. The St. Cloud, Minn.-based health system implemented a leadership restructuring in July to improve integration, streamline decision-making and enhance…