📢 Introducing:
The Hospital Performance Playbook
A New Weekly Executive Series from National Daily Hospital News
First Chapter Releases Tomorrow — Saturday November 22nd!
Hospitals across the United States are entering one of the most challenging operating environments in decades. Medicare margins are tightening. CMS payment rules are shifting. Staffing pressures remain constant. And the demand for high-value, high-efficiency care has never been greater.
Leadership teams need more than news updates.
They need a toolkit.
Starting this weekend, National Daily Hospital News will publish a new weekly Saturday series designed uniquely for hospital executives, board members, service line leaders, and healthcare operators:
📘 The Hospital Performance Playbook
Strategies, Case Studies, and Toolkits for Building the #1 Hospital in Your Market
Every week, we will release a new chapter — deeply researched, practical, and ready for immediate use inside your organization.
Each chapter includes:
A short narrative vignette that illustrates the real hospital experience
A clear thesis explaining why this issue matters now
Evidence-based analysis from CMS, MedPAC, JAMA, AHA, and leading research centers
A mid-chapter case study showing “what good looks like”
A step-by-step Leadership Action Plan
Key metrics and dashboard recommendations
A closing reflection to anchor leadership mindset
And a full downloadable Executive Toolbox:
A PowerPoint deck for your team
A Gantt project schedule (6-, 12-, and 18-month versions)
Templates, checklists, and more
These weekly chapters will give hospital leaders structured, actionable, and credible guidance based on the best insights in U.S. healthcare operations.
📅 Publishing Schedule
📍 TODAY: The announcement (this post).
📍 TOMORROW: Chapter 1 — Rebuilding Hospital Financial Stability Under Medicare Pressure (2026–2028)
📍 EVERY SATURDAY AFTER: A new chapter in the Playbook series.
📚 Our First Three Chapters:
Chapter 1 — Financial Stability Under Medicare Pressure
Rebuilding the 2026–2028 Operating Plan
Modeling Medicare Bad-Debt Reimbursement Loss
Preparing for Medicaid Work Requirement Impacts
Aligning Service Lines and Payer Mix Strategy
Board-Level Dashboards for Financial Oversight
Chapter 2 — Quality as a Margin Strategy
Building a Readmissions & HAI Reduction Bundle
Leveraging CMS Structural Measures & Star Ratings
Designing an Integrated Safety Culture Initiative
Accelerating Clinical Pathway Redesign
Chapter 3 — Integrated Leadership Tools
A Systemwide 30–60–90 Day Execution Framework
Advanced Workforce Optimization
ED/OR/Bed Placement Flow Solutions
Building the Number One Hospital in Your Market
Leadership Communication Templates for High-Stakes Initiatives
And more as the series evolves.
🎯 Purpose of the Series
Our mission is simple:
➡️ To give hospital leaders the clearest, most actionable strategies available
➡️ To equip teams with toolkits they can deploy immediately
➡️ To raise the national standard of hospital performance
➡️ To help you build the Number One Hospital in your region
Everything in this series is research-driven, operations-oriented, leadership-focused, and crafted specifically for U.S. hospitals.
🔥 First Chapter Releases Tomorrow
Chapter 1: Rebuilding Hospital Financial Stability Under Medicare Pressure (2026–2028)
This chapter includes a narrative vignette, policy exposition, quotes from CMS and MedPAC, a success case study, a step-by-step plan, key metrics, and three Gantt schedules + a downloadable executive slide deck.
Be sure to visit the blog tomorrow morning to read the first chapter.
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