Hospital margins are stabilizing, but structural underpayment from government payers remains the primary threat to long-term viability. The 83-Cent Gap Between 2022 and 2024, economy-wide inflation rose 14.1%, while Medicare inpatient payment rates increased only 5.1%—an effective real-term cut.1 Inflation...Read More

Administrators are increasingly turning to AI not just for clinical help, but as a “relief valve” for back-office and documentation burdens. Administrative ROI According to Microsoft, who is invested, the average ROI for AI in healthcare is $3.20 for every...Read More

Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) face unique pressures as they balance the highest-acuity patients with the mission of teaching. Patient Complexity Hospitalized patients in 2025 were 30% more likely to survive severe illness compared to 2019, but the Case Mix Index...Read More