Why hospitals and health systems are trimming vendors from their AI roster
Hospitals and health systems’ relationship with AI is getting more refined as industry executives figure out what they want and don’t want from the software. For hospital and health system executives, that means identifying when their ROI in a given AI application is good enough to keep it in use, and depending on the use,…
Vizient: Healthcare utilization shifts will reshape care delivery over the next decade
A slowdown in inpatient admissions was among the 10-year health system volume projections in the annual look ahead from Vizient. The 2026 Impact of Change forecast, released June 30, highlights how shifts in care delivery, patient complexity and site-of-care access challenges are reshaping healthcare utilization and will change the structure of the healthcare continuum. Here…
Health systems face margin cuts of up to 13 percentage points in next 5 years, McKinsey analysis shows
A combination of federal policy changes and industry trends could cut health systems' margins by up to 13 percentage points in the next five years, according to a McKinsey analysis.
Planning for the One Big Beautiful Bill’s financial impacts on hospitals
In our conversations with hospital and health system leaders, the payment and regulatory implications of the healthcare provisions included in the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) are by far the most recurring and important topic of discussion. More specifically, the leaders we talk to are laser-focused on understanding how the future financial trajectory of their…
Joe Fifer: Solving the nurse staffing crisis — We’re all in this together
HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer offers perspectives on solving the nurse staffing crisis.