The 2024 financial outlook for hospitals is deteriorating according to some industry experts.1 Layoffs, shuttering of service lines, and facility closures are not the answer.
Clinical integration is a pivotal factor in quality patient care and efficient healthcare delivery. While most health systems are clinically integrated within their own enterprise, they lack integration across the entire continuum of care—driving up costs and putting...
Extreme burnout from unmanageable workloads is causing a mass exodus of clinicians, which means the industry could be short millions of clinicians within the next few years.
Patient satisfaction scores decreased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since poor HCAHPS scores can negatively impact your hospital’s brand reputation and your bottom line, it’s time to recharge your patient satisfaction initiatives.
Traditional patient observation is disjointed and doesn't always align with what's best for the patient. A Central Observation Unit (COU) helps hospitals deliver more effective observation medicine.
More hospitals have begun using advanced practice providers (APPs) such as Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and Physician Assistants (PAs) in recent years as a way to reduce the high cost of physician hospitalists.[1] New research suggests the benefit of doing so may be even...
According to a report published by the American Hospital Association, the median margin for hospitals in the U.S. before the pandemic was just 3.5%.[1] However, we are faced with declining revenue and physician burnout. Since the pandemic, burnout has skyrocketed, and...