The new year has seen a steady rise in hospitals’ operating performances as a jump of inpatient volumes and their associated revenues outpaced expense increases, according to Kaufman Hall. “January was a relatively stable month for hospitals, as more people received care due in part to seasonal challenges like flu and other respiratory diseases,” Erik Swanson, managing director and group leader of data and analytics for Kaufman Hall, said in a release. “Hospitals are also experiencing more rapid revenue growth from inpatient than outpatient services. Expenses are also rising, driven primarily by drug costs, though the rate of cost growth has slowed.”
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