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Read GSI’s latest insights on the changes that matter most for navigating the future of healthcare.

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How physician CEOs hone the double-edged sword of clinical training
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How physician CEOs hone the double-edged sword of clinical training›

July 14, 2026 -The journey from physician to CEO has no prescribed path, but those who’ve reached the top reveal how they evolved their clinical background into leadership strength.

The real future of work in healthcare
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The real future of work in healthcare›

July 2, 2026 -Healthcare is in a productivity crisis that more hiring and more technology alone will not solve. The next era of care depends on re-architecting workflows.

Betsy Nabel on physicians and women in healthcare leadership roles
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Betsy Nabel on physicians and women in healthcare leadership roles›

July 1, 2026 -Betsy Nabel, a leader and advocate for women in healthcare, reflects on the strategic moves she made to foster clinical innovation and diverse leadership.

Phil Ozuah on enhancing ambulatory care and accessibility
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Phil Ozuah on enhancing ambulatory care and accessibility›

June 15, 2026 -The president and CEO of Montefiore Einstein talks about technology in healthcare, closing gaps in patient access, and operational scaling.

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GSI Healthcare Blog

Fresh takes on the hottest topics in the healthcare industry

FEATURED COLLECTIONS

GSI Insights on Physician CEOs
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GSI Insights on Physician CEOs›

Physician CEOs remain rare, despite representing an underutilized leadership pipeline uniquely positioned to balance clinical quality and operational resilience.

Perspectives and research for the healthcare industry
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Perspectives and research for the healthcare industry›

January 12, 2026 -A selection of recent articles covering critical challenges and strategic opportunities facing health systems, payers, and innovators.

The Future of Nursing: Frontline Insights
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The Future of Nursing: Frontline Insights›

Deep research on the nursing workforce highlighting systemic pain points, retention drivers, and technology solutions for frontline staff.

Healthcare Leadership Podcast Series
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Healthcare Leadership Podcast Series›

A dedicated series of executive interviews exploring systemic transformations, digital health scaling, and future care models.

OUR CONVERSATIONS

Patrick Finn on how tension can lead to healthcare’s reinvention
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Patrick Finn on how tension can lead to healthcare’s reinvention›

July 15, 2026 -Examining why AI and clinical shifts could reshape who leads healthcare’s next era.

Betsy Nabel on physicians and women in healthcare leadership roles
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Betsy Nabel on physicians and women in healthcare leadership roles›

July 1, 2026 -Reflecting on career decisions, institutional stewardship, and female leadership in medicine.

Phil Ozuah on enhancing ambulatory care and accessibility
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Phil Ozuah on enhancing ambulatory care and accessibility›

June 15, 2026 -Opportunities to close health equity gaps through modern outpatient care networks.

Leslie Davis on serving communities as both payer and provider
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Leslie Davis on serving communities as both payer and provider›

May 22, 2026 -Leslie Davis, president and CEO of UPMC, discusses the “payvider” model and clinical delivery integration.

PROVIDER INSIGHTS

How physician CEOs hone the double-edged sword of clinical training
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How physician CEOs hone the double-edged sword of clinical training›

July 14, 2026 -The journey from physician to CEO has no prescribed path, but top leaders show how clinical rigor drives strategic decision-making.

The real future of work in healthcare
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The real future of work in healthcare›

July 2, 2026 -Addressing the labor productivity crunch by redesigning care team models and automating administrative burden.

The health system CEO imperative: Turning AI’s promise into performance
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The health system CEO imperative: Turning AI’s promise into performance›

June 15, 2026 -Health systems aren’t short on AI tools; they’re short on impact. Capturing real value requires executive-led transformation.

Primary care, reimagined: Workforce and care model innovation in a modern age
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Primary care, reimagined: Workforce and care model innovation in a modern age›

May 19, 2026 -Inequitable access to primary care jeopardizes health outcomes, especially in rural communities. Innovative models are closing the gap.

PAYER INSIGHTS

How insurer-led care model innovation can transform healthcare
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How insurer-led care model innovation can transform healthcare›

December 16, 2025 -Cost of care is an existential issue for payers. Insurers must overhaul siloed clinical programs into integrated value networks.

Gathering storm 2.0: Succeeding in healthcare despite the turbulence
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Gathering storm 2.0: Succeeding in healthcare despite the turbulence›

November 18, 2025 -Payers and health systems must act now to respond to unprecedented economic headwinds and margin compression.

Transforming employer health benefits: Large employers’ activist role
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Transforming employer health benefits: Large employers’ activist role›

June 26, 2025 -Amid rapid premium increases, large employers are becoming proactive purchasers of transparent, value-based healthcare.

Rewiring healthcare payers: A guide to digital and AI transformation
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Rewiring healthcare payers: A guide to digital and AI transformation›

March 25, 2025 -A systematic playbook for payers to modernize core claims systems, member navigation, and risk management through modern AI.

HEALTHCARE SERVICES & TECHNOLOGY INSIGHTS

The real future of work in healthcare
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The real future of work in healthcare›

July 2, 2026 -How intelligent automation and asynchronous care coordination unlock substantial clinical capacity.

The health system CEO imperative: Turning AI’s promise into performance
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The health system CEO imperative: Turning AI’s promise into performance›

June 15, 2026 -Prioritizing high-ROI use cases, modernizing clinical data foundations, and scaling generative applications.

Generative AI in healthcare: Adoption matures as agentic AI emerges
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Generative AI in healthcare: Adoption matures as agentic AI emerges›

April 16, 2026 -With half of organizations actively implementing gen AI, leaders shift attention to agentic workflows and measurable clinical ROI.

Ambient scribing at the crossroads: What comes next?
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Ambient scribing at the crossroads: What comes next?›

January 12, 2026 -Ambient listening is reaching maturity. Health systems must integrate documentation into broader clinical workflows.

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BUSINESS BUILDING IN HEALTHCARE

US healthcare: Companies continue to create value through diversification
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US healthcare: Companies continue to create value through diversification›

February 13, 2026 -Rather than expansion for scale alone, players deploy strategic M&A into novel value pools and integrated services.

What to expect in US healthcare in 2026 and beyond
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What to expect in US healthcare in 2026 and beyond›

January 12, 2026 -Successive waves of macroeconomic shifts meet high-growth opportunities in specialty services and care enablement.

Future of US healthcare: Gathering storm 2.0 or a golden age?
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Future of US healthcare: Gathering storm 2.0 or a golden age?›

November 18, 2025 -Leaders face a strategic fork: defensively trim costs or boldly build tech-enabled new businesses.

Gathering storm 2.0: Succeeding in healthcare despite the turbulence
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Gathering storm 2.0: Succeeding in healthcare despite the turbulence›

November 18, 2025 -Unlocking up to 5.5 percentage points of operating margin improvement via core portfolio optimization.

CONSUMER HEALTH INSIGHTS

Healing consumer confidence through AI-powered, human-centered healthcare
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Healing consumer confidence through AI-powered, human-centered healthcare›

February 19, 2026 -Restoring consumer trust starts with delivering on brand experience both digitally and across clinical touchpoints.

Meet Gen Z: Social media and digital tools are key in healthcare
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Meet Gen Z: Social media and digital tools are key in healthcare›

May 7, 2025 -Gen Z navigates wellness radically differently than previous generations, demanding omnichannel and self-service interactions.

Engaging the evolving US healthcare consumer and improving business performance
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Engaging the evolving US healthcare consumer and improving business performance›

March 7, 2025 -Consumers are making proactive decisions; providers and payers who personalize outreach capture outsized market share.

Health media: How consumer content informs the future of healthcare
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Health media: How consumer content informs the future of healthcare›

December 3, 2024 -Healthcare organizations are well positioned to provide authoritative content that improves adherence and patient outcomes.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INSIGHTS

Scaling mental health where life happens: Helping Santiago thrive across the lifespan
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Scaling mental health where life happens: Helping Santiago thrive across the lifespan›

April 30, 2026 -Innovative community-based mental health programs delivering targeted support from youth to seniors in urban centers.

The future is shared: Financing task-sharing programs in mental health
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The future is shared: Financing task-sharing programs in mental health›

April 23, 2026 -Mental health task sharing demonstrates proven clinical efficacy; scalable financing models are required for broad adoption.

The new case for brain health: Scaling interventions for health and economic growth
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The new case for brain health: Scaling interventions for health and economic growth›

September 22, 2025 -Actionable frameworks to reduce the global burden of neurodegenerative conditions and foster productive communities.

Addressing youth mental health through school-based services
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Addressing youth mental health through school-based services›

June 24, 2025 -One in five youth faces mental health challenges. Educational institutions play a pivotal role in early interventions.

PUBLIC HEALTH INSIGHTS

Advancing American healthcare: An interview with Seema Verma
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Advancing American healthcare: An interview with Seema Verma›

August 19, 2026 -Leadership, public–private collaboration, and next-generation data interoperability for nationwide healthcare systems.

Advancing America’s holistic health
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Advancing America’s holistic health›

April 30, 2025 -Living healthier lives expands economic productivity. Three strategic avenues for government and health systems to collaborate.

Public health’s inflection point with generative AI
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Public health’s inflection point with generative AI›

February 28, 2024 -How public health organizations responsibly leverage generative AI to bolster outbreak preparedness and disease monitoring.

Future-proofing health systems for climate risks and pandemics
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Future-proofing health systems for climate risks and pandemics›

December 6, 2023 -High-impact capital investments and supply chain resilience measures to safeguard health infrastructure from external shocks.

MORE INSIGHTS

Social care referral networks: Improving health in rural communities
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Social care referral networks: Improving health in rural communities›

September 18, 2026 -Six design dimensions can help health authorities stand up social care referral networks that meaningfully improve outcomes.

How provider-led health plans can succeed in commercial insurance
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How provider-led health plans can succeed in commercial insurance›

May 20, 2026 -Provider-led health plans can capture more than $20 billion in untapped potential with tailored commercial distribution.

Ushering in the next era of frontline nursing with AI
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Ushering in the next era of frontline nursing with AI›

May 5, 2026 -A survey of more than 500 nurses points to huge opportunities for care delivery organizations to automate non-clinical friction.

Healthcare revenue cycle management at a strategic turning point: Survey insights
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Healthcare revenue cycle management at a strategic turning point: Survey insights›

April 30, 2026 -How leading health systems pair end-to-end automation with AI to combat reimbursement friction and margin pressures.

Sam Hazen on reaching patients during healthcare’s flux
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Sam Hazen on reaching patients during healthcare’s flux›

April 7, 2026 -Sam Hazen, CEO of HCA Healthcare, reflects on industry dynamics and how technology powers patient journeys.

What it takes to build a high-performing health system operating model
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What it takes to build a high-performing health system operating model›

March 6, 2026 -Redesigning operating models to unlock strategic agility, build capabilities, and protect clinical excellence.

What is health span?
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What is health span?›

February 27, 2026 -With aging populations and rising chronic illness, improving health span is becoming a vital societal and economic priority.

Solving the healthcare access challenge
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Solving the healthcare access challenge›

February 26, 2026 -Expanding access requires ensuring the right care, in the right place, at the right time through connected infrastructure.

Kevin Mahoney on the responsibility of academic medical centers
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Kevin Mahoney on the responsibility of academic medical centers›

February 23, 2026 -The CEO of University of Pennsylvania Health System explores the evolving mission of academic health centers.

The revival of pharmacy: The rise of cost-based reimbursement
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The revival of pharmacy: The rise of cost-based reimbursement›

February 20, 2026 -A shifting pharmacy benefit landscape is creating unprecedented models for transparent pricing and pharmacy clinical services.