By Jessie Goldman and Yulan Egan
Every year, Advisory Board Research convenes a series of meetings for hospital and health system CEOs. This year’s meetings covered providers’ role in addressing the opioid crisis, the impact of vertical integration on strategy and the growing importance of cost discipline. Here are some provider leaders’ “a-ha” moments from those talks as well as what suppliers and service firms should keep in mind moving forward.
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