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Combatting Clinician & Physician Burnout: A Guide for Healthcare Leadership
Clinician and physician burnout has emerged as a critical issue in healthcare, posing significant challenges to both providers and organizations. The...
Strategic Cost Management
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Re-Align Labor Costs to Improve Margins
It's no secret that labor costs and financial challenges are affecting the majority of hospitals today. Futura is uniquely positioned to help both...
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Strategic Cost Management: A Best Practice for Reducing Runaway Labor Costs
With numerous reports of declining operating margins in hospitals across the country, many institutions are struggling to maintain financial...
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How Hospitals Can Prevent Inflation-Driven Losses
Although we have passed the 2022 inflation spike, it's important to note that this does not necessarily indicate a return to pre-inflationary levels....
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HFMA Survey Forecasts Financial Decline for Healthcare Industry
The HFMA’s Third Quarter, 2022 Outlook Survey provides insight into the current state of the healthcare industry. The latest report demonstrates why...
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This Hospital Culture Change Sustainably Reduces Labor Costs
Before we kickoff the final post of our strategic cost management series, let’s take a quick detour. Imagine you are the winner of a DIY contest at...
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Hospitals: Benchmarking is Not a Cost Reduction Strategy
In healthcare, benchmark studies and productivity reports are the gold standard for leaders looking to make their facilities more efficient, provide...
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Four Ways to Cut Your Labor Costs, Not Your Staff
Median hospital operating margins were negative in the first quarter of 2022. Kaufman Hall called it a perfect storm of converging threats:...