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How Divergent Strategies Led to the $2.4B Tenet-Novant Transaction

When 2 strong health systems bet big on opposite sides of a deal, they offer a case study in strategic clarity

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The Ascendient Guide to Hybrid ED/Urgent Care Centers

Combining an FSED with an urgent care center has many benefits – but the model won't work in every situation.

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TEAM Players: Which Hospitals Are Included in the Mandatory CMS Model?

A new payment model covers about 1/4 of the country, but it's been hard to find an exact list of regions – until now.

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Why Are Critical Access Hospitals Failing in Many Rural Areas?

40% of Critical Access Hospitals could close in 7 years or less due to persistent operating losses. Here are 2 alternatives.

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PHAB Accreditation: Insights from a Site Visitor

Ascendient's Kelly Conley has served for a decade as a PHAB volunteer site visitor. Here's what she's learned.

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Health Systems See Positive Financial Trend to Start 2024

After years of financial uncertainty, things may be stabilizing for healthcare systems. So, what now?

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Healthcare Transformation Tracker – Summer 2024

With all the news in healthcare transformation, it can be hard to keep up. Here, we track updates to 3 of the big trends worth following.

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