Articles and Webinars

This is the third article in a series related to health care IT M&A phase activities. Part 1 of the series can be accessed here and Part 2 can be found here. In many acquisitions, particularly an acquisition that is part of a larger organization, the Buyer will need the Seller to continue providing certain... READ MORE

This is the second article in a series related to health care IT M&A phase activities. Part 1 can be accessed here for reference. Once your health system has identified a potential acquisition, the due diligence process must be conducted. The primary goal of due diligence is to learn as much as possible about... READ MORE

There has been a flurry of hospital transactions in the last days of the first half of 2024. View a summary of these transactions in a recent Becker’s Hospital Review article. If your health system is thinking about growing through acquisitions, consider how prepared your organization is to successfully complete the transaction by the... READ MORE

Join Hall Render Advisory Services and Hall Render for a webinar discussing how to manage and leverage data effectively within a health system. Designed for CFOs, CSOs, CDOs and CIOs, this session will cover comprehensive strategies for identifying data, collecting data into useable information, analyzing that information to create knowledge and applying that knowledge to... READ MORE

Join Hall Render Advisory Services for a compelling webinar on April 23, 2024, “Overcoming the Curse of Knowledge and Survivorship Bias to Improve Organizational Culture,” featuring esteemed presenters Patrick Aguilar, MD, MBA, Division Head of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine Endeavor Health-NorthShore Hospitals, and Ken Zeko, JD, CHC, Principal Advisor at Hall Render Advisory Services. In... READ MORE

The recent cybersecurity incident involving Change Healthcare, which Hall Render discussed here, serves as a wake-up call for many in the health care industry. One obvious response companies are taking is related to security and penetration testing. By now, many organizations have started some assessment and validation to double check their security posture to report to... READ MORE

Health care organizations have become more reliant on third-party services to perform everyday operational activities that are critical to clinical workflows and financial cash flows. Health care leaders often rely on key third-party services that are cloud-based or off-premises to help simplify their IT infrastructure and manage costs. The impact of the ransomware attack... READ MORE

The February 2024 edition of the Health Care Compliance Association’s (HCCA) Compliance Today magazine featured an insightful interview with Kenneth Zeko, Hall Render Advisory Services Principal Advisor and a seasoned compliance professional known for his dedication to promoting ethical cultures through compliance. In the interview conducted by Gerry Zack, CEO of HCCA & SCCE,... READ MORE

As health systems expand in both size and geographical reach, their real estate requirements become increasingly complex. Yet, the majority of all U.S. hospitals are not part of the top 15 health systems and might lack the in-house expertise or market knowledge to effectively navigate the complex landscape of hospital-related facility development. Health care... READ MORE

As the health care industry continues to grow and evolve, so does the use of web tracking technologies. While web tracking technologies such as cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels and fingerprinting scripts can be helpful for marketing departments, they can also pose significant risks to health care organizations. These risks include the potential exposure... READ MORE