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Christopher David Kerns

@CD_Kerns

CEO of Union Healthcare Insight, which you can ask me about along with Depeche Mode, James Bond theme songs, and the Chesapeake Bay.

 Washington, DC
Joined August 2009
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I'm back! And thrilled to announce that @AmandaBerra, Yulan Egan and I have founded Union Healthcare Insight (@UnionInsight), a provider of independent, objective, holistic, and curated insights for healthcare leaders. Learn more about us here or at unionhealthcareinsight.com.
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Rajiv Leventhal@RajivLeventhal1 May 2020
Could contact tracing have the same success in the U.S. that it had in South Korea? ICYMI, my convo earlier this week with @CD_Kerns on an array of COVID-related questions, from hospitals’ financial challenges to surveillance to testing ow.ly/XdZ930qCmFo
The Most Pressing COVID-19 Questions Today: A Perspective from Advisory Board

The Most Pressing COVID-19 Questions Today: A Perspective from Advisory Board

An industry leader answers an array of COVID-related questions, from hospitals’ financial challenges to contact tracing to testing

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Our recent analysis on the hospital cash crunch included.
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@washingtonpost9 Apr 2020
Starved for cash, hospitals and doctor groups cut staff amid pandemic wapo.st/2JTM8F6
Cash-starved hospitals and doctor groups cut staff amid pandemic

Cash-starved hospitals and doctor groups cut staff amid pandemic

Remaining workers face longer hoursand in some cases, pay cuts and reduced benefits.

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Alex Kacik@alex_kacik3 Apr 2020
Why are profitable health systems furloughing "non-essential" employees? They are worried about a drop in cash flow that could increase borrowing costs. "Cash flow issues are paramount," said @CD_Kerns from @AdvisoryBd. #COVID19
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“Adding to that challenge, hospital occupancy rates before the outbreak were around 74 percent citywide, considered close to full because it can be hard to accommodate new patients, said Christopher Kerns, a vice president at the Advisory Board.” washingtonpost.com/national/…
Inside a major New York City hospital system battling coronavirus

Inside a major New York City hospital system battling coronavirus

Covid-19’s distinctive white spots show up in the lungs of “one after another after another after another ... in all ages, men and women.”

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DHWillis@dh_willis27 Mar 2020
10 takeaways: This week's 'dramatic, exponential' surge of COVID-19 | Advisory Board: advisory.com/research/health…
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Want an overview of how the U.S. health care delivery system is prepared and what it should do to flex up to withstand a a major Covid-19 outbreak? Oh yes you do. Here’s what I shared with about 2,000 members yesterday—and will be updating regularly. advisory.com/-/media/Advisor…
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Advisory Board@AdvisoryBd16 Mar 2020
In @HarvardBiz: @CD_Kerns and @dh_willis take a look at the physician shortage problem—and suggest that our real problem isn't the number of doctors we have. hbr.org/2020/03/the-problem-…
The Problem with U.S. Health Care Isn’t a Shortage of Doctors

The Problem with U.S. Health Care Isn’t a Shortage of Doctors

The coronavirus epidemic is increasing demands on health care’s front line, primary care physicians. And even before the outbreak emerged conventional wisdom held that we’re facing a PCP shortage....

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Is your region ready to cope with a Covid-19 outbreak? I break down the numbers here: advisory.com/research/health…
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Not-for-profit health system margins have stabilized, but serious challenges remain. My commentary in @modrnhealthcr. modernhealthcare.com/provide…

Operating margins stabilize, but not-for-profit hospitals still vulnerable

Median annual revenue growth rose to 5.1% while expense growth dropped to 5% in 2018, marking the first time revenue has topped expenses since 2015.

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