State of the healthcare industry

Healthcare is in a period of recalibration. The industry today faces especially large challenges — and healthcare leaders need to embrace strategic pivots. To make the adjustments necessary to navigate today’s challenges, leaders need to understand the structural forces driving deep shifts in policy, payment, and utilization. As these shifts upend the industry’s long-standing power dynamics, Advisory Board helps leaders know how to respond so their organizations can thrive in the evolving healthcare landscape.

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17 things CEOs need to know in 2025

Read about the forces shaping healthcare in 2025 and beyond, and equip yourself with the knowledge to capitalize on the latest business opportunities and mitigate tomorrow's market risks.

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Key pivots for your healthcare data strategy [On-demand webinar recording]

In this session, we break down the key trends in healthcare data strategy, explain why healthcare data should be viewed as a strategic asset, and unpack the importance of keeping your data secure.

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Learn 4 strategic pivots for 2025 (and beyond)

Read our expert insight to discover the four performance pivots that will shape the future of healthcare in 2025 and beyond.

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Expert Insight

4 questions to ask yourself before an EHR data conversion

Historically, the EHR data conversion process has been tedious, error prone, and costly. But advance planning can mitigate risks, streamline workflows, and safeguard patient data.

Cheat Sheet

340B Drug Pricing Program

Learn about how the 340B drug program works and why it matters to healthcare stakeholders.

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GLP-1 use is surging. How will that impact bariatric surgery?

Demand for bariatric surgery has fallen across U.S. hospitals due to growing use of GLP-1 drugs. Learn why we expect bariatric surgery volumes to drop by an additional 22% over the next five years.

Cheat Sheet

340B Drug Pricing Program

Learn about how the 340B drug program works and why it matters to healthcare stakeholders.

Expert Insight

GLP-1 use is surging. How will that impact bariatric surgery?

Demand for bariatric surgery has fallen across U.S. hospitals due to growing use of GLP-1 drugs. Learn why we expect bariatric surgery volumes to drop by an additional 22% over the next five years.

Expert Insight

Congress is weighing spending cuts. How will they impact healthcare?

Congressional budget resolutions could cut billions from healthcare programs. Dive into the specifics of these cuts and their potential impact on Medicaid, Medicare, the ACA Marketplaces, and more.

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GLP-1 use is surging. How will that impact bariatric surgery?

Demand for bariatric surgery has fallen across U.S. hospitals due to growing use of GLP-1 drugs. Learn why we expect bariatric surgery volumes to drop by an additional 22% over the next five years.

Research

Interactive maps: Where (and which) service lines have growth potential

Our interactive maps offer data-driven insights into market dynamics, highlighting areas for potential expansion based on market size, growth rates, and competitiveness.

Cheat Sheet

Want to make faster decisions? Use these 6 strategic planning sheets.

Explore cheat sheets on new service offerings, technology investments, service closures, and more — with practical tools to guide your strategy decisions and accelerate your planning process.

Expert Insight

3 ways health plans can strengthen partnerships with CBOs

Learn how health plans can improve their collaborations with community-based organizations (CBOs) through focused portfolio development, strategic contracting, and enhanced support mechanisms.

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The plan-provider tensions driving Medicare Advantage ‘breakups’

Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are feeling the squeeze from tighter benchmark payment rates and increased utilization, causing friction with providers. Learn why some health systems are reevaluating their contracts with certain plans, resulting in increasingly fragmented plan-provider relationships.

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How purchasers are tackling the affordability crisis of high-cost drugs

Innovation in drug development is making extraordinary (but high-cost) therapies available. To build foundations for affordable patient access, purchasers are trying aggressive cost management strategies that upend drug business norms, from Medicare’s inaugural year of price negotiation to health plans’ restructuring of PBM contracts.

Cheat Sheet

340B Drug Pricing Program

Learn about how the 340B drug program works and why it matters to healthcare stakeholders.

Cheat Sheet

The life sciences leader’s guide to today’s top orthopedic and spine trends

Dive into the latest orthopedic and spine market trends — from ambulatory competition to value-based care advances — with our comprehensive guide for life sciences leaders.

Cheat Sheet

The life sciences leader’s guide to 4 shifts transforming healthcare

The healthcare industry is in a state of flux, and life sciences leaders need to be prepared. Learn about four major shifts that are impacting the industry and how life sciences companies can respond.

Expert Insight

4 questions to ask yourself before an EHR data conversion

Historically, the EHR data conversion process has been tedious, error prone, and costly. But advance planning can mitigate risks, streamline workflows, and safeguard patient data.

Cheat Sheet

Health data: 3 strategies to effectively leverage and manage it

Understand how healthcare data is impacting our industry and three ways you can better approach data over the next year.

Expert Insight

Survey insights: 4 takeaways on cybersecurity in healthcare today

We surveyed leaders from across the healthcare industry about cybersecurity today. Here are the four main things we found.

Quick reads

Expert Insight

4 questions to ask yourself before an EHR data conversion

Historically, the EHR data conversion process has been tedious, error prone, and costly. But advance planning can mitigate risks, streamline workflows, and safeguard patient data.

Cheat Sheet

340B Drug Pricing Program

Learn about how the 340B drug program works and why it matters to healthcare stakeholders.

Expert Insight

GLP-1 use is surging. How will that impact bariatric surgery?

Demand for bariatric surgery has fallen across U.S. hospitals due to growing use of GLP-1 drugs. Learn why we expect bariatric surgery volumes to drop by an additional 22% over the next five years.

Expert Insight

How 100+ cancer program leaders are tackling workforce challenges

In November 2024 and April 2025, we convened more than 100 oncology leaders to discuss the future of cancer care. Here’s what we learned.

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Case Study

4 keys to success in the New England Sickle Cell Institute’s outpatient program for adult sickle cell patients

Learn about the innovative approach of UConn’s New England Sickle Cell Institute (NESCI), which is improving transitions of care for adult patients with sickle cell disease (SCD).

Toolkit

Your guide to running a successful healthcare technology pilot

Healthcare technology pilots require careful planning and management for success. This comprehensive checklist provides actionable steps and recommendations to guide you through the process. From setting clear success metrics to engaging stakeholders, learn how to navigate the complexities of pilot implementation.

Case Study

St. Charles Health System’s pilot program for instant authorization in oncology

Prior authorization can be frustrating and time consuming, especially for cancer patients in need of timely care. St. Charles Health System partnered with a health plan to develop an instant authorization pilot program for cancer patients, leveraging their alignment on evidence-based guideline adherence. Learn how this program is reducing delays, improving patient satisfaction, and paving the way for streamlined authorization processes in oncology.

Case Study

How one health system cut provider time spent on clinical notes by 61%

Clinical documentation is a persisting pain point for providers. Find out how one health system used a three-step approach, which included tailored documentation solutions, simplified note templates, and AI support, to reduce provider time spent writing and reviewing clinical notes.

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Expert support

Explore the uneven resurgence of health system volumes and the strategic shifts toward ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and retail in our expert support presentation.

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State of the healthcare industry

17 things CEOs need to know in 2025

Key pivots for your healthcare data strategy [On-demand webinar recording]

Learn 4 strategic pivots for 2025 (and beyond)

4 questions to ask yourself before an EHR data conversion

340B Drug Pricing Program

GLP-1 use is surging. How will that impact bariatric surgery?

340B Drug Pricing Program

GLP-1 use is surging. How will that impact bariatric surgery?

Congress is weighing spending cuts. How will they impact healthcare?

GLP-1 use is surging. How will that impact bariatric surgery?

Interactive maps: Where (and which) service lines have growth potential

Want to make faster decisions? Use these 6 strategic planning sheets.

3 ways health plans can strengthen partnerships with CBOs

The plan-provider tensions driving Medicare Advantage ‘breakups’

How purchasers are tackling the affordability crisis of high-cost drugs

340B Drug Pricing Program

The life sciences leader’s guide to today’s top orthopedic and spine trends

The life sciences leader’s guide to 4 shifts transforming healthcare

4 questions to ask yourself before an EHR data conversion

Health data: 3 strategies to effectively leverage and manage it

Survey insights: 4 takeaways on cybersecurity in healthcare today

4 questions to ask yourself before an EHR data conversion

340B Drug Pricing Program

GLP-1 use is surging. How will that impact bariatric surgery?

How 100+ cancer program leaders are tackling workforce challenges

4 keys to success in the New England Sickle Cell Institute’s outpatient program for adult sickle cell patients

Your guide to running a successful healthcare technology pilot

St. Charles Health System’s pilot program for instant authorization in oncology

How one health system cut provider time spent on clinical notes by 61%

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