Is Your Organization Prepared for TEAM?
This mandatory model is intended to advance the CMS Innovation Center’s prior work on episode-based alternative payment models and will run for five years, ending in December 2030.
Survey: Physician Appointment Wait Times Surge 19% since 2022
On average, AMN’s 2025 Survey of Physician Appointment Wait Times found that it takes 31 days to schedule doctors’ appointments in 15 of the nation’s largest cities. That’s an increase of 19% (26 days) since 2022, and 48% (21 days) since 2004 in cities with the nation’s highest per capita concentrations of doctors.
Get a Handle on Patient Flow at Your Hospitals
Like many health systems across the country, Carilion Clinic is grappling with patient volumes that stretch bed capacity. Under these circumstances, managing patient flow and patient transfers into and out of the health system are crucial.
What Does the Nursing Shortage Look Like Worldwide?
The World Health Organization’s State of the world’s nursing 2025 report states that progress in closing workforce gaps has slowed, despite the number of healthcare workers increasing steadily over the last 10 years.
Hospitals Are Losing Money on Physicians. Here’s How CEOs Can Respond.
Though employing physicians—regardless of profitability—can help hospitals achieve strategic goals and better serve their communities, CEOs should evaluate whether these physicians are consistently generating losses and consider alternative arrangements.
Tariffs and the Healthcare Supply Chain: Dealing with Uncertainty
It’s been a wild ride for organizations across all industries observing the rise and fall of tariffs in 2025. Most supply chain leaders simply don’t have informed answers, while resource-strapped healthcare organizations are scrambling to try to work with their suppliers to identify risks and potential impacts.
The Exec: Secrets of Success in Clinical Care Leadership
Critical care leaders need to strike a subtle balance between subject matter expertise and high levels of self-regulation and emotional intelligence, with the willingness to step forward to lead a team when needed, according to Douglas.
From Idea to Adoption: The Fast Track for Healthcare Innovators
Whether you’re a startup with momentum or an established company facing resource constraints, these 10 actions are essential for accelerating adoption and delivering measurable impact. Your chances of success are diminished if any key action is missing or weak.
Fostering Engagement Is Vital to Improving Workforce Retention
Lack of trust and low engagement are causing more and more healthcare workers to leave their organizations, according to a report from Press Ganey, putting the onus on hospital CEOs to commit to building social capital to ensure a sustainable workforce for the future.
Healthcare Diversified: Hospitals Are Outsourcing Minor Surgeries
As hospitals struggle with workforce shortages and look to reduce costs and their patient census, leadership is looking for alternatives to expensive and resource-intense hospital care, with the idea of saving the hospital for those who need acute care services and will spend several days there.