Hospitals’ strong December caps a year of rising operating margins
The past year was a step in the right direction for the hospital industry as outpatient revenue and below-inflation expense increases fueled a 9% year-over-year increase in 12-month operating margi | Nationwide, hospitals’ outpatient revenue and below-inflation expense increases fueled a 9% year-over-year increase in 12-month operating margins, Kaufman Hall wrote in its latest monthly sector report.