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Healthcare transformation leaders are no strangers to financial pressure — but 2026 is shaping up to be particularly demanding. Persistent inflation, workforce shortages, regulatory updates, and payer reimbursement constraints continue to converge, creating a landscape where doing “more with less” is a…

As priorities for 2026 take shape, our provider and health system clients are faced with several regulatory changes that may impact reimbursement, quality reporting, and care delivery models.   For Transformation Offices (TOs) and others leading current or planned transformation efforts, these shifts…

As a follow-up to our August blog post, Transformation Managers (TMs) are at the center of some of the most complex change initiatives in the healthcare industry – implementing new EHRs, shifting to Value-Based Care, integrating acquisitions, or redesigning care delivery models…

Our healthcare clients are no strangers to major transformation efforts.  Whether it’s adapting to new payment models, implementing value-based care strategies, navigating mergers and acquisitions, or modernizing IT systems, the scope and pace of change facing them can be daunting. Enterprise-level transformation…

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming healthcare - everything from clinical decision support and diagnostic imaging to administrative workflows and patient engagement is being impacted.   While the potential of AI is enormous, we have observed that not every healthcare organization is harnessing…

Any transformative journey, whether it involves a new product, system, market, or business, will likely encounter its share of setbacks, both planned and unplanned. The proverbial Murphy's Law applies; what can go wrong, will go wrong, when you least expect it and…

Confession time: I’m a marketer whose superpower lies in brand and product marketing. Crafting compelling stories about who you are, what makes you special, and why people should care? That’s been my bread and butter, professionally speaking, for the better part of…

Prior-authorization (PA) — long a source of frustration for providers, patients, and payers alike—is undergoing a major transformation.  Recently announced federal regulations and emerging industry initiatives aimed at improving transparency and reducing administrative burden have coalesced around new automation, standardization, and transparency…

We are at the point in the calendar when we take a moment to celebrate our Fathers. For me, it is particularly poignant as it is the first Father’s Day without my own Dad, who passed away this fall.   He was…

Many of our healthcare clients have undertaken enterprise-level transformation projects to improve their place in a crowded marketplace, realize significant operating efficiencies, and respond to a rapidly changing landscape.  When advising or helping to design and facilitate these transformation efforts, we stress…