My thoughts on hospital and health system leadership based on 40+ years of advising clients.
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Although most of my articles on the Ken Kaufman Blog directly concern the state of healthcare, I am equally interested in the leadership qualities necessary in the contemporary socioeconomic environment—within hospitals and beyond.
In 2009, my colleague Mark Grube and I wrote an article about the likely effects of the 2008 recession—the worst since the 1930s—which had left many hospitals with weakened balance sheets and severely reduced capital capacity, and some unable to recover or with finances so compromised that they could no longer compete.
In a recent blog and video, I have shared my thoughts about what I call the fraying hospital revenue ecosystem.
The correct term for the state of management of America’s hospitals and health systems must be “very challenging.”
“The system is tremendously successful at generating new technologies and treating highly complex cases.
Ken Kaufman, interviewed by Kathryn Peisert
I’m incredibly pleased to announce that The Ken Kaufman Blog has exceeded 1000 subscribers.
It is all AI all the time right now, and it is likely to be for the foreseeable future.
Recently, I had two reminders of the pleasures I’ve enjoyed in my long career working with and for hospitals of all sizes, types, and stripes.
Many thanks to Scott Becker for having me on his excellent podcast to discuss the founding of Kaufman Hall, the evolution of hospitals over the past 40 years, and three important roads for establishing long-term competitive position for hospital organizations.
