Kaufman Hall's report highlights staffing, outpatient care shift, patient experience as key challenges for hospital performance. Workforce shortages, complaints about physician access, and running under capacity are major concerns. Recruitment, retention strategies, and increased salaries are being used to tackle issues. There is improved utilization of contract labor and increased pursuit for outpatient care. Supply chain issues persist, but mitigation measures are in place. Increased claim denials and distribution delays affect revenue and supply chain respectively.

Kaufman Hall: Workforce Issues Remain Key Challenges for Hospital Performance | Healthcare Innovation HC Innovation Group

EHR vendor Epic leads in 2022 hospital market share at 35.9%, adding 83 hospitals and 14,330 beds; Oracle Cerner ranks second (24.9% share, lost 4,658 beds); Meditech holds 16.3% share and 14% hospital beds.

How EHR vendors faired in market share throughout the years Beckers Hospital Review

Cisco's unpatched IOS XE software exploited, compromising tens of thousands of devices globally. Unknown vulnerability lets attackers get full control, with most affected devices in U.S. mainly telecommunications companies. Cisco working on software fix. Attackers leveraged patched vulnerability CVE-2021-1435 and undetermined mechanism for implant installation. Risk of wide-spread exploit attempts targeting organizations for further attack activity.

Unidentified attackers breach tens of thousands of Cisco devices CyberScoop

Hospital operating margins stabilize in 2023, staying below historical averages with 1.1% in August according to Kaufman Hall's report.

National Hospital Flash Report: September 2023 Kaufman Hall