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Hospitals and health systems face constant economic pressures that require creative approaches to ensure the communities they serve receive high-quality, patient-centered care. An increasingly common – but potentially disruptive – solution involves partnering with clinical and non-clinical outsourcing companies.

Medical researchers say that even more than COVID-19, climate change is global public health’s greatest threat right now. Some hospitals and health systems are already on the road to eliminating their carbon footprint. Learn more about the importance of sharing your sustainability story.

After continued financial losses, a large integrated health system made the strategic decision to sell its health plan operations.

After unsuccessful attempts to find a partner, a beloved nonprofit hospital was on the brink of closure.

When Community Health Systems (CHS) signed a letter of intent to acquire the largest and most prestigious physician practice in Spokane, Washington, the deal required a successful vote of the Clinic’s 75 physician shareholders – and the transaction needed to close in less than 90 days.

Like most health care providers, Ardent Health Services and its 13 hospitals were preparing for the nationwide transition to ICD-10, a new system of codes used to describe medical services provided by doctors and hospitals.

Baton Rouge Medical (BRG) Center faced multiple external pressures and challenges as a result of sea change in the external environment, and in particular, the state’s charity care system.

A large, national provider of home health care services was updating its technology systems and processes to operate more efficiently in the face of changing industry regulations. As a result, it planned to close multiple office locations across the country, eliminating jobs and realigning workloads for its remaining employees.

In a sweeping executive order targeted at reduced corporate consolidation, increased competition and concrete economic deliverables for the American people, President Joe Biden is urging more scrutiny for hospital mergers and a continued focused on price transparency.

While many aspects of U.S life make their slow return to normal, one thing has become clear — the workplace as we knew it may never be the same. Sprawling organizations like Dropbox and Twitter have announced that all employees are permitted to work from home permanently.