The Ventura County Health Care Agency has eliminated vacant positions to prepare for more than 100 expected layoffs at Ventura (Calif.) County Medical Center, Santa Paula (Calif.) Hospital and hospital-based clinics, according to the Ventura County Star.

Less than two months after leaving his post as FDA commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, MD, has been appointed as a special partner on New Enterprise Associates' healthcare investment team.

Healthcare consumerism. It's no longer the new buzzword in the industry or an emerging trend.

Detroit Medical Center has started layoffs of roughly 1 percent of its workforce, about 117 employees, Becker's confirmed.

A city commissioner criticized the board of Gila Regional Medical Center in Silver City, N.M., for not adequately overseeing the hospital's CEO, according to the Silver City Daily Press.

The American Hospital Association released a playbook to help healthcare leaders deal with physician burnout.

Most S&P 500 companies have CEOs who are at least 50 years old, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Ron Williams, former CEO and chairman of Aetna, highlighted what he described as an "often-overlooked reality" in a recent article for Chief Executive: the "essential" role of executive assistants.

When resistance to change mounts, leaders who empathize with resisters are much more effective than those who fight back, according to Harvard Business Review.  

Spurred by a discrimination lawsuit, students of New York City-based Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine are calling on the board to denounce misogyny and discrimination by becoming a signatory of Time's Up Healthcare.

Vice President Mike Pence may be quietly influencing HHS' policies on family planning and religious protections for healthcare workers through top-level appointments and other ties to the agency, according to Politico.

The University of Maryland Medical System's affiliated institutions contract with board members who profit from deals reminiscent of those signed by former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh, according to The Washington Post.

Another veteran Massena (N.Y.) Memorial Hospital board member stepped down as the hospital discusses management changes, according to the Watertown Daily Times.

Minneapolis-based Children's Minnesota President and CEO Marc Gorelick, MD, signed a five-year extension to his contract.

The "Living Like a Leader" series provides a platform for some of the brightest executives in the healthcare industry to share how they manage their energy, team and time to be successful.

The rising costs of healthcare and resource constraints are the top two concerns of pharma and healthcare CEOs, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers 22nd annual global CEO survey.

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health is hosting a celebration for veterans, active military and their families May 25.

Berkeley Research Group has agreed to acquire the equity ownership of Chicago-based Prism Healthcare Partners in a deal targeted to close in early June, which will result in one of the largest healthcare performance improvement consulting firms in the country.

A recent press release by NTT DATA announced its new Business Insights Enginge solution. 

A recent press release by Boston Scientific announced that they have acquired Vertiflex, Inc.