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s e i r e S p i h A Guide to s r Strategic Cost e d Transformation in a e Hospitals and Health L e Systems r u March 2012 t a n g i S A Guide to Strategic Cost Transformation in Hospitals and Health Systems James W. Blake, Managing Director jblake@ Brian S. Channon, Senior Vice President bchannon@ Mark E. Grube, Managing Director mgrube@ Jason H. Sussman, Managing Director jsussman@ Kaufman, Hall Associates, Inc. 5202 Old Orchard Road, Suite N700 Skokie, IL 60077 (847) 441-8780 Suggested Citation: A Guide to Strategic Cost Transformation in Hospitals and Health Systems. Health Research Educational Trust and Kaufman, Hall Associates, Inc., Chicago: March 2012. Accessed at . Available at: /strategic-cost-transformation Contact: Natasha Goburdhun, MPH, ngoburdhun@ or (312) 422-2623. ©2012 Health Research Educational Trust and Kaufman, Hall Associates, Inc. All rights reserved. All materials contained in this publication are available to anyone for download on , , or for personal, noncommercial use only. No part of this publication may be reproduced and distributed in any form without permission of the publisher, or in the case of third party materials, the owner of that content, except in the case of brief quotations followed by the above suggested citation. To request permission to reproduce any of these materials, please email HPOE@. A Guide to Strategic Cost Transformation in Hospitals and Health Systems 3 Executive Summary Exacerbated by the U.S. deficit and other economic challenges, the rising cost of health care is a front-and-center issue nationwide for patients, employers, providers, and govern-