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North Carolina's 2027 SMFP: Shifting Toward Technology and Equipment

After last year's record bed demand, NC's planners are emphasizing new growth areas for 2027.

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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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Hospital Finance: Capital Expenditure Costs Are Up Nearly 2x

Rising interest rates + building costs have nearly doubled the price of capital projects. What happens now?

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Hospital Community Benefit Rules: Changes Ahead

Here are 3 things to do right now as hospitals face mounting pressure to justify their tax exemption.

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