Becker's Healthcare December 31, 2025
As we head into a new year, the healthcare industry faces increased uncertainties stemming from potential policy changes. To combat this, many financial leaders are building sustainable performance improvement programs to weather whatever storms lie ahead.
At Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health, CFO James Siegel told Becker’s the system’s “Thrive 2026” initiative incorporates around nine performance improvement teams led by senior leadership to help target key areas like inpatient efficiency, revenue growth, outpatient access and expansion, labor costs and clinical variation and transformation.
VCU Health comprises its academic medical center, a children’s hospital, two community hospitals, and more than 14,000 employees, Mr. Siegel said.
The program focuses on sustainable improvements rather than one-time fixes, with clinical chairs working alongside...







