As hospitals and health systems brace for another year of financial pressure, regulatory audits and shifting reimbursement models, many are beginning to recognize that one of their most underused levers for resilience lies in an often-overlooked asset: contracts.

Labor shortages continue, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement cuts are reshaping budgets, and tariffs and material costs are rewriting supplier agreements. While many providers experiment with AI in patient-facing use cases, few apply AI where it could deliver substantial impact – simplifying physician contracting, strengthening supply chain performance, optimizing payer agreements and improving compliance confidence.

Contracts govern every dollar that flows through a health system, yet most remain static PDFs in digital filing

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