A prominent new study reminds healthcare industry leaders to remain alert to gender issues when developing human capital strategies. This, following the recent release of the 2025 edition of McKinsey/LeanIn.org’s long-recognized “Women in the Workplace” study (“Study”). However, any responsive…
Leadership & Management
The National Institutes of Health has terminated its contract with Walter Koroshetz, MD, director of the National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Dr. Koroshetz had held leadership roles at the institute for nearly 20 years, according to a Dec.…
Health system C-suites traditionally operated with a top down leadership structure, with executives focused on their department’s siloed performance and rarely communicating or collaborating crossfunctionally. All that is changing. Health systems facing financial challenges, future funding cuts and a shift…
Judy Faulkner, founder and CEO of Verona, Wis.-based Epic, has been named to Forbes‘ 2025 list of the “World’s 100 Most Powerful Women” for the second consecutive year. The 22nd annual list highlights women across countries and industries. Selection is…
John Skevington became CEO of Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, N.H., on Feb. 1 — the same day the hospital joined Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. He has since prioritized strengthening the 330-bed hospital’s services and finances while maintaining its community…
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In 2025, hospital and health system CEOs navigated regulatory changes, workforce shortages and financial strain. Many reported increased burnout, and others noted the role has evolved in several ways, including a more public-facing nature and a greater focus on workforce…
Mark Cuban, co-founder of Cost Plus Drugs Co., and Optum CEO Patrick Conway, MD, sparred over drug prices, pharmacy benefit managers and a range of other healthcare issues during a Dec. 16 conversation in Washington, D.C. hosted by Johns Hopkins…
Current operational constraints in healthcare have had a negative impact on many health systems’ margins. Becker’s asked two health system strategic leaders about the operational issues that are creating the greatest drag on their system’s margins today and what they’re doing…
As healthcare costs continue to rise and margins remain under pressure, Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System is leaning into value-based care and direct-to-employer strategies to slow spending growth and improve outcomes. Hospitals nationwide are facing sustained cost pressure driven by…
A community health system based in New Bedford, Mass., made a sustained investment in data transparency and frontline engagement to drive measurable gains in quality and patient experience. Southcoast Health recently earned its second CMS star rating upgrade in the…