Strategy

Cigna Healthcare® has sponsored and provided editorial input on this article.  Community-focused well-being initiatives are a critical component of the value that hospitals and health systems provide to the populations they serve. This was the major theme of a roundtable…

Hospitals and health systems recognize that strategic growth is only possible if they offer consumers the right programs and services in the right place at the right time. Without smart marketing initiatives, it can be difficult to reach patients with…

When it comes to nurse recruiting and retention, hospitals and health systems are still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, new challenges lie on the horizon with the increased burden of chronic conditions and the looming wave of baby boomers…

Hampton Roads, Va.-based Sentara Health is shifting to a new market-based operating model for its 12 hospitals. Eric Conley, Sentara’s executive vice president and president of acute and post-acute care, said in the May 14 release that the new structure…

Generative AI is rewriting the playbook for revenue cycle management operations at hospitals and health systems. Yet, many organizations are still considering modernizing their RCM systems solely through automation. This was a theme of a roundtable sponsored by AKASA at…

Destination medical centers have emerged as key players in healthcare, offering essential care when hospitals reach capacity or lack specialized resources for life-saving procedures. Hartford HealthCare’s St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport, Conn., is a prime example of how a…

Health systems across the U.S. face a range of financial and operational pressures, as well as an uncertain regulatory environment. While New Orleans-based Ochsner Health is not immune to these headwinds and considers them, it remains more focused on its…

Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health — now a 32-hospital system after the 2024 acquisition of Lehigh Valley Health Network — is prioritizing integration and financial sustainability post-transaction. Joseph Cacchione, MD, who has been CEO for the last two and a half years,…

Roughly five years ago, Roanoke, Va.-based Carilion Clinic recognized the need for an organizational pivot to better align system strategic plans with major operational initiatives. That led to the creation of its Enterprise Project Management Office, which leaders say has…

Against a backdrop of rural and safety net hospital closures all over the nation, Congress is actively considering measures which will likely accelerate these closures, leaving communities without their hospitals and state taxpayers on the hook. In advocating for these…