Strategy

As hospital and health system C-suites navigate new and recurring challenges — from policy changes to workforce shortages — collaboration among executives is essential for success. A successful team dynamic starts with the CEO understanding each executive’s subject-matter expertise and…

Financial sustainability is a growing challenge for health systems, as they feel squeezed between an increasingly complicated payer environment and unrelenting upward pressure on costs (e.g., staff and physician compensation). Against this backdrop, ECG Management Consultants sought to understand howorganizations…

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…

Health equity is a big challenge for health system CEOs as the gap between the insured and uninsured population widens. Access to care is an issue in communities across the U.S. and will likely become more challenging over the next…

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…