Strategy

Health systems have long turned to partnerships to expand services, add capabilities and extend their reach. But the decision to partner rather than build or expand a service independently can depend on a range of factors, from specialized expertise and…

Healthcare organizations are under growing pressure to improve access, reduce administrative burden, and do more with limited workforce capacity. Artificial intelligence (AI) offers tremendous potential to accelerate pre-service operations, but speed alone is not success. Without clear workflows, governance structures,…

SCAN Health Plan and Costco will roll out insurance products for older adults in the coming years, according to an Aug. 18 news release. The Wall Street Journal reported that the companies would begin by selling jointly branded Medicare Advantage…

As AI reshapes industries worldwide, these technologies are moving rapidly from experimentation into everyday practice. For health systems, the question is no longer whether to adopt AI, but how to do so in ways that deliver meaningful value while preserving…

Most health systems begin their AI journey with a single narrow use case and hope it scales. Far fewer get past the pilot. The hard part is proving value in one department convincingly enough that surgeons, schedulers and IT leaders…

Finance skills remain the most sought-after capabilities for interim leaders and experts, according to an Aug. 12 report from executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles. The 2026 Skills Index report, shared with Becker’s, analyzed the skills most frequently requested by…

Hospital and health system CEOs are under heightened pressure in today’s industry environment to justify capital spending.  Policy volatility around Medicaid and reimbursement, tighter margins and a wait-and-see approach to mergers and acquisitions have pushed many leaders toward stricter ROI…

CEO confidence improved slightly in the third quarter of 2026, with more than half of CEOs planning annual raises of 3% to 3.9%, according to an Aug. 6 report from The Conference Board. Here are seven things to know: 1.…

Inside a year of rapid, system-wide adoption at the Veterans Health Administration. The Veterans Health Administration is not built for speed. It is built for scale. It serves roughly 9 million enrolled veterans in a model that follows each one…

The next major constraint on healthcare innovation may not be a staffing problem, funding problem or footprint problem. It very well may be an ampere problem. Across the United States, health systems are racing toward AI-enabled care just as the…