Report: Healthcare Execs Worried About Patient Leakage, Lack Tools to Improve

80 percent of surveyed executives said value-based care models have made addressing patient leakage more important, but many are either unconfident or don’t know if their organization has visibility into leakage.

In a new survey, nearly all (96 percent) responding healthcare executives say patient leakage is a priority this year, but only 31 percent of leaders who have a plan to keep patients within their health system networks believe they have the right tools to accomplish their goals.

The survey, conducted by healthcare solutions company Central Logic along with an independent market research firm, included responses from 138 double-verified senior health system and hospital executives responsible for patient care, hospital administration, finance or operations. Of the survey respondents, 80 percent were C-level executives, and two-thirds represented hospital networks with 251 or more beds; of those, more than 20 percent represented networks of 1,500 beds or more.