Strategy

Healthcare stands at a pivotal crossroads. The landscape is shifting from a traditional focus on treating diseases to a more holistic approach. As Conrad S. Emmerich, Chief Procurement Officer of Advocate Health recently highlighted in a webinar, “Healthcare is transforming…

Today, there are many factors threatening clinical workforce stability. Growing demands for healthcare services, ongoing provider shortages, and increasing burnout rates are making it hard to ensure consistent access to care. As healthcare leaders rethink staffing strategies to ensure clinical…

HealthONE, a Denver-based health system that is part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, has a new name: HCA HealthONE.

Clinical denials are complex and often require detailed documentation. This places an additional operational burden on already overburdened healthcare organizations and can require increased investments in staffing and technology.

As Gen Z employees become a larger part of the healthcare workforce, the different ways they prefer to experience work, compared to their older colleagues, present novel challenges for health systems.

As ransomware and phishing attacks escalate against healthcare organizations, many are taking proactive steps to reduce the risk of becoming the next victim. One option for doing so can also address another serious industry concern that has not generated the…

Tommy Ibrahim, MD, joined Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health Plan as president and CEO in January after serving as president and CEO of Cooperstown, N.Y.-based Bassett Healthcare Network.

U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) have introduced the Health Care Affordability Act, which aims to permanently extend the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits for marketplace coverage. 

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the trend of independent hospitals and small community health systems joining larger systems via full-asset mergers has slowed when compared to the last 10 years overall.

Post-pandemic, the healthcare sector remains significantly disrupted. This shift in healthcare delivery is not only driven by the demand for convenience and patient expectations, but is also fueled by advancements in technology, changes in demographics, and an increasing focus on…