Clinical Operations of the Future: Unlocking Value “Thoughtful” Outsourcing

US healthcare organizations face operational challenges, including rising chronic disease prevalence, workforce shortages, and growing administrative complexity. In this environment, legacy operating models are proving insufficient, prompting healthcare enterprises to reconsider their long-held hesitancy toward clinical outsourcing. As home health expenditures rise and regulatory scrutiny increases, enterprises must reimagine how they deliver efficient, high-quality, and patient-centered care.

This Viewpoint explores how strategic clinical outsourcing can address key pressures by enhancing scalability, operational efficiency, and regulatory readiness. By partnering with providers offering skilled clinical talent, digital platforms, and compliance-aligned workflows, enterprises can streamline utilization management, case management, risk adjustment, and quality improvement efforts. The report also emphasizes the importance of aligning automation and AI tools with human expertise to improve outcomes while managing cost and compliance risk.