How does this Kansas hospital CEO really feel about the Chiefs’ win? iProtean, now part of Veralon recently had the pleasure of interviewing Russ Johnson, CEO of LMH Health in Lawrence, KS. Check out this fun game of Over/Under, where we get to hear what his hottest takes are on everything from self-driving cars, to […]
Laborist models continue to gain traction as hospitals seek ways to improve patient safety and professional satisfaction and respond to the national OBGYN shortage. But there are two aspects of the laborist model that hospital leaders often grapple with: reimbursement and compensation. Many hospitals are shifting from “traditional” management of labor and delivery where each […]
Leaders of hospitals and health systems face an array of difficult challenges as they move into 2023. In light of the challenges providers face, the Veralon team has identified high-impact initiatives that may help systems turn the corner for a brighter 2023. Briefly, the challenges include: Weakened balance sheets that limit capital available for […]
This course series provides a general overview of the regulating bodies and regulatory concepts that impact healthcare. Kale Sopoaga, Chief Compliance Officer, Privacy Officer, and Risk Manager at Montage Health describes what makes for an effective compliance program and the role the Board plays in ensuring proper oversight.
Leaders of hospitals and health systems face an array of difficult challenges as they move into 2023. In light of the challenges providers face, the Veralon team has identified high-impact initiatives that may help systems turn the corner for a brighter 2023. Briefly, the challenges include: Weakened balance sheets that limit capital available for new […]
Analyzing and prioritizing service lines like a portfolio can support focused growth, even during a financial crisis. Cost cutting is critical but insufficient to ensure viability and success when the financial crisis faced by health systems is prolonged, as it has been in 2022. Health systems must also grow revenue. Tight budgets and limited access […]
Seventy percent of healthcare executives expect more mergers and acquisitions across healthcare sectors in 2022, a KPMG survey found, while 30 percent of healthcare investors plan to increase deal activity by 10 percent or more. For hospital and health system leaders, it’s a good time to consider: What’s your business case for M&A? We’ve seen […]
Amazon made a major move into healthcare in July when it announced plans to buy One Medical in a $3.9 billion deal. Suddenly, theoretical discussions about the future of healthcare—a future that could be dominated by tech giants such as Amazon, Google and Apple—came into sharp focus as the potential for Amazon to reinvent primary […]
A little over two years ago a mutual friend introduced me to Steven Summer. I didn’t know it at the time, but this fortuitous introduction very possibly changed my life. Dr. David Nash, an advisor of mine kindly offered, “Hey Jeff, there’s a friend by the name of Steve Summer that I’d like you to […]
iProtean, now part of Veralon was proud to host an interactive educational session on the Top 3 External Threats Facing Healthcare Today at the 2022 AzHHA Annual Leadership Conference in Tucson, Arizona. Our session facilitated rich discussion around the strategic threats to hospitals in the current environment, including the increasing roles of private equity, retail […]