Kaufman Hall

Kaufman Hall, now a Vizient company, is a healthcare-focused management consulting firm that has served more than 3,000 healthcare organizations over 40 years. The firm employs over 700 professionals, experts, and clinicians who provide advisory services exclusively to the healthcare sector, including hospitals, health systems, payers, and senior living organizations.

The firm's capabilities span six primary practice areas: Strategy & Business Transformation, Financial Planning & Data Analytics, Treasury & Capital Markets, Mergers & Acquisitions, Clinical Solutions, and Revenue & Operations Improvement. Kaufman Hall holds the distinction of being the #1 healthcare financial advisory firm in treasury and capital markets, and has advised on some of the largest and most complex healthcare mergers and acquisitions in the industry.

The firm produces regular industry intelligence through publications including the National Hospital Flash Report, Physician Flash Report, and M&A Quarterly Activity Report. With offices across multiple locations, Kaufman Hall serves as a strategic advisor to healthcare organizations navigating financial, operational, and strategic challenges.

Healthcare organizations should consider Kaufman Hall when facing high-stakes strategic decisions, major transactions, or enterprise-wide financial challenges that require deep industry expertise and an objective advisor. The firm's 40-year track record in healthcare and market leadership in financial advisory demonstrates capability to handle complex, mission-critical initiatives.

Clients can expect comprehensive advisory services backed by proprietary healthcare data and analytics, particularly valuable for organizations navigating mergers, capital raising, or business model transformation. The firm's integration with Vizient provides access to broader performance improvement resources and benchmarking capabilities.

Kaufman Hall operates exclusively in healthcare, having served the industry for 40 years with over 3,000 organizational clients. The firm's specialization spans acute care hospitals, health systems, physician enterprises, payers, senior living facilities, and post-acute care organizations. All consulting services are designed specifically for healthcare's regulatory environment, reimbursement models, and operational challenges, from Medicare Advantage strategies to clinical network optimization and healthcare-specific capital markets advisory.

Large multi-facility health systems, academic medical centers, and regional hospital networks undertaking strategic transformation, M&A activity, or major capital initiatives. Organizations seeking a seasoned advisor with extensive healthcare transaction experience and deep financial markets expertise. CFOs, CEOs, and boards navigating enterprise-level strategic decisions will find the firm's comprehensive capabilities and objective advisory approach particularly valuable.