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How Employee Engagement Transforms Workforce Development

Trying to build the workforce of the future? Start by listening to more of the workers you have today.

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Why the Post-Acute Crisis Is Acutely Troubling for Hospitals

Nursing homes are facing unprecedented staffing challenges in 2023 – with big implications for hospitals.

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Can a New CMS Model Move Healthcare Transformation AHEAD?

Thoughts on the newest CMS model, based on our deep expertise with Maryland's TCOC model.

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Disruption Alert: Mayo’s Hospital at Home Program

Mayo Clinic's innovative, hub-and-spoke hospital at home program offers encouraging clinical and financial results – plus the potential for large-scale industry disruption.

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Ascendient's Guide to the Maryland Model and the Path AHEAD

Maryland's experiment with Total Cost of Care offers a glimpse of the future for states considering the new AHEAD model from CMS.

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Public Health Strategic Planning: the Ascendient Guide

Where are we? Who are we? Where are we going? Those three questions are the key to public health strategic planning in a time of turmoil.

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Primary Care Done Right: 5 Key Elements

Every aspect of healthcare transformation relies on improved primary care. Here are the 5 must-have components.

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