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Increased Outpatient Coding Intensity Following Hospital Adoption of AI-Enabled Scribing Warrants Examination but Likely Reflects Enhanced Rules-Based Documentation

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November 18, 2025

Limited Network Options Offered to Employers Can Result in Thousands More for the Same Healthcare Service

With the advent of health plan price transparency, the cost of a provider network is now knowable, but rarely known.

Katie PattonMatt IkardAllison Oakes, Ph.D.

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November 10, 2025

2025 Labor and Delivery Closures Disproportionately Affect Smaller Hospitals Serving Roughly One-Third of Local Births

Despite the financial reality that makes the closure of labor and delivery services inevitable in smaller markets, the health policy implications are amplified.

Clara PetrucelliAustin MillerKatie PattonAllison Oakes, Ph.D.

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November 03, 2025

Growth in Emerging Chronic Conditions Signals a General Sense of Unwellness

Collectively, the challenge for health economy stakeholders is to consider its poor performance in managing predictable chronic health conditions.

Katie PattonAustin MillerAllison Oakes, Ph.D.

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October 27, 2025

Projected Population Change and Market-Level Incidence Rates Influence Healthcare Demand

The lack of correlation between population trends and surgical incidence rates challenges assumptions about long-term growth in healthcare demand.

Katie PattonAustin MillerAllison Oakes, Ph.D.

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October 17, 2025

Hospital Administrative Expenditures Exceed Direct Patient Care by Nearly 2x

Administrative expenditures at U.S. hospitals grew 87.2% from 2011 to 2023, outpacing direct patient care spending growth.

Katie PattonAllison Oakes, Ph.D.

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October 13, 2025

How Regression to the Mean in Commercial Rates Would Impact Healthcare Costs

Although the hospital with the highest market share had the highest UHC rate, its Aetna rate was lower than two hospitals with lower market share.

Katie PattonMatt IkardJim BrowneAllison Oakes, Ph.D.

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September 29, 2025

Younger Adults and Women Drive Growth in Nutrition Services

Data suggests that health economy stakeholders view nutrition as an ancillary service instead of the cornerstone of chronic disease prevention.

Katie PattonColin MaconAllison Oakes, Ph.D.

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September 22, 2025

Market Trends in Private Equity-Backed Healthcare, With Insights From Home Health

Scrutiny of the role of private equity (PE) firms in healthcare has increased in parallel with their investments in healthcare services.

Katie PattonAllison Oakes, Ph.D.

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September 15, 2025

The Proposed Elimination of the Inpatient Only List Will Further Accelerate the Shift of Surgeries to Outpatient Settings

CMS’s proposal to phase out the IPO list beginning in 2026 is expected to accelerate the shift of surgical care from inpatient to HOPDs and ASCs.

Katie PattonAustin MillerAllison Oakes, Ph.D.

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