Healthcare Spending

A 2017 telehealth study found higher spending, not savings, as ASC investment rises

A Health Affairs claims analysis found 88% of DTC telehealth visits were new utilization and net spend rose $45 per user, a useful benchmark as payers and emplo

Diagnosing Your Capital Asset Health: Why Asset Visibility Is the New Financial Imperative in Healthcare

Hospitals and surgery centers own millions of dollars in equipment — but owning assets and having actionable visibility into them are two different things. Most systems maintain inventories, yet many struggle with outdated records, fragmented tracking, and limited insight into useful life or service contracts. With nearly half of U.S. hospitals reporting negative operating…

The Open Road to Reform: Why Healthcare Needs Disruption, Innovation, and the Return of Real Competition

The U.S. healthcare system is at a crossroads — facing rising costs, limited competition, and a widening gap between innovation and accessibility. According to projections from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), national health spending is expected to grow faster than the overall economy over the next decade — about 5.8% per year…

Improving Outcomes and Lowering the Cost of Care

Healthcare leaders are discovering that smarter data use and technology investments hold the key to delivering quality care at sustainable costs