Tomorrow, America’s Physician Groups (APG) will kick-off its Annual Spring Conference “Going the Distance” in San Diego with breakout sessions focused on wide ranging operational issues and 3 general sessions…
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The weekend’s headlines capped an eventful week that reinforced some classic widely held beliefs. Two examples: “Kansas City nightclub shooting leaves 3 dead, 2 injured” ABC News May 21, 2023…
While Congressional leaders play chicken with the debt ceiling this week, antipathy toward hospitals is mounting. To be fair, hospitals are not alone: drug companies and PBMs share the distinction…
The national spotlight this week will be on the debt ceiling stand-off in Congress, the end of Title 42 that enables immigrants’ legal access to the U.S., the April CPI…
Tit for Tat battles in healthcare are nothing new. Last week, they were on full display. Health insurers and drug manufacturers squared off in national ad campaigns accusing the other…
Last week, 35,000 gathered in Chicago to hear about the future of health information technologies at the HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition where generative AI, smart devices and cybersecurity…
In recent months, compensation for hospital CEOs has received heightened attention among regulators, policymakers, academic researchers and in media: On August 25, 2022, the SEC adopted final rules requiring public…
On Monday, April 3 in Chicago, 11 C suite executives from some of the most prestigious not-for-profit health systems in the country convened to discuss their future. The group included…
At a meeting with hospital system CEOs last Wednesday, one asked: “has healthcare reached the tipping point?” I replied ‘not yet but it’s getting close.’ I iterated factors that make…
Large, not-for-profit hospitals/health systems are getting a disproportionate share of unflattering attention these days. Last week was no exception: Here’s a smattering of their coverage: Approximate Savings from Lowering Indiana…
