What You Should Know:
– U.S. health systems recorded their strongest financial improvement of the year in November 2025, with median year-to-date operating margins rising to 1.5%, marking the fourth consecutive month of gains.
– Despite…
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Teri Schmidt, VP of Consulting and Business Development at SYNERGEN Health
Despite a recent uptick in margins, providers continue to face significant pressure on their revenue cycles as a result of potential reimbursement cuts, workforce…
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What You Should Know:
– U.S. healthcare organizations continued to face mounting expense pressures at the end of the third quarter of 2025, resulting in persistently thin operating margins despite steady growth in gross revenue.
–…
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Current Operating Margin Performance
Hospital operating margins continued their downward trajectory through July 2025, despite maintaining robust patient volumes across the healthcare sector. According to Kaufman Hall’s comprehensive monthly performance report, the healthcare industry faces…
What You Should Know:
– A new Strata Decision Technology report on the financial performance of U.S. hospitals and physician groups, drawn from monthly data from over 1,600 hospitals and 135,000 physicians, reveals that health…
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Ryan Chapin, Executive Director of Strategic Solutions, AGS Health
Rising operating costs, shrinking operating margins, and a complex payer landscape characterized by heightened prior authorization requirements and a push to embed advanced technology more deeply…
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April 2025 marked a significant milestone for American healthcare institutions, with hospitals nationwide reporting their strongest operating performance in over a year. According to Kaufman Hall’s comprehensive monthly performance update, sustained high demand for…
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What You Should Know:
– U.S. hospitals nationwide experienced increases across most metrics—including revenues, patient volumes, and expenses—to close the first quarter of 2025. However, operating margins for health systems dipped below the 1% threshold…
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Hospital Volume Growth Drives Revenue Increase
January 2025 marked a period of stability for hospital finances nationwide, according to Kaufman Hall’s latest “National Hospital Flash Report.” The analysis reveals that increased service volumes have successfully…
Kaufman Hall recently released its first report analyzing hospitals’ financial data from 2025, and the advisory firm found that hospitals kicked off this year with a stable performance.
The report examined more than 1,300 hospitals’…
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