HOSPITAL: Finances Hold Steady in 2025

Posted on March 29, 2025 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

By Health Capital Consultants, LLC

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Hospital Finances Held Steady in First Month of 2025

In the first month of 2025, hospital revenue and expenses both increased, balancing each other out and resulting in continued steady financial performance for hospitals, according to Kaufman Hall’s January 2025 National Hospital Flash Report.

Revenues grew more quickly in the inpatient setting, as more patients were treated in the hospital and emergency department than in outpatient settings. While expense increases were largely driven by drug costs, the rate of that growth has significantly slowed.

This Health Capital Topics article reviews the report and the current state of hospital operations. (Read more…) 

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HOSPITALS: Financial Management Update

Posted on January 21, 2023 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

By Staff Reporters

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Hospitals saw a slight financial boost in November 2022, despite continued negative operating margins throughout the year, according to a new Kaufman Hall National Hospital Flash Report, as reported in Healthcare Brew.

Lower expenses and increased outpatient revenue help buoy their performance and increase margins by 12% month over month from October 2022. But Kaufman Hall, a management consulting firm, reported that its year-to-date operating margin index reflected an actual negative figure of -0.2% in November 2022.

The findings underscore the financial challenges hospitals continue to face as they recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.

And, Erik Swanson, senior vice president of data and analytics at Kaufman Hall, wrote that the “November data, while mildly improved compared to October, solidifies what has been a difficult year for hospitals amidst labor shortages, supply chain issues, and rising interest rates.”

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The monthly report, which is based on data from more than 900 hospitals, partially attributed November’s lowered expenses to a decline in patient volume and slightly shorter lengths of stay. Decreased labor costs, likely due to a drop in a reliance on contract labor, also helped lower expenses, the Kaufman analysis found.

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Hospitals further saw a 10% increase year over year in outpatient revenue in November 2022, despite inpatient revenue remaining flat, according to the report. Swanson said “[h]ospital leaders should continue to develop their outpatient care capabilities amid ongoing industry uncertainty and transformation.”

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PODCAST: Confessions of a Hospital Chief Financial Officer

Posted on August 15, 2021 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

HOSPITAL FINANCES REVEALED

By Eric Bricker MD

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