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  • Side effects of a 1st place US News ranking

    The first thing you do when your hospital is deemed best in the nation: feel the affirmation, the verification, the pride. The second thing you do: get back to work. 
  • Brigham execs 'stunned' by Dana-Farber split: Boston Globe

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's decision to partner with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center caught the executives of its current affiliate, Brigham and Women's Hospital, off guard, The Boston Globe reported Sept. 15.
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    Since May, Kevin Jenkins has served as CEO of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health's Utah market and CEO of Holy Cross Hospital-Salt Lake. 
  • 'Innovation is a journey': 3 insights for mastering healthcare data and igniting change

    The pace of innovation in healthcare is typically slower than in other industries, but the landscape is rapidly changing and the future looks bright. Technologies like generative artificial intelligence and advanced analytics are more accessible than ever before. In addition, the next generation of workforce talent has both the skills and the desire to apply technology to administrative tasks in healthcare.
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    Inpatient areas, defined by constant unpredictable inflow and movement of patients, are ripe for technology innovation.
  • Bidder for California hospital denies $150K check was a 'bribe'

    A lawyer representing a company vying to take over bankrupt Madera (Calif.) Community Hospital emphasized Sept. 12 that a $150,000 check and job offer his client gave to the hospital CEO earlier this year was not an attempt to gain edge in the bidding process, The Fresno Bee reported. 
  • The cost of bully bosses

    The recent Rolling Stone article alleging Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon created a toxic work environment is a high-profile example of a common problem, according to a Sept. 12 news release from Challenger, Gray & Christmas. 
  • CHS appoints retired military leader and cyber expert as board director

    Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems, one of the largest for-profit healthcare systems in the country, said Sept. 13 it is appointing Ronald Burgess Jr. to its board of directors.
  • The perfect CEO personality? No such thing

    CEO personality is correlated to company culture, but what works for one organization may not serve another, defying the notion of a universal chief executive archetype.
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    Chief diversity, equity and inclusion positions, which were the fastest-growing C-suite roles in 2022, are now dwindling in many industries. In healthcare, the role and its evolution are more complex. 
  • CEO of shuttered California hospital claims bidder gave unsolicited offer

    Madera (Calif.) Community Hospital, which has been closed since December 2022, is accusing a company vying to take over the hospital of attempting to improperly influence the hospital's decision-making, The Fresno Bee reported Sept. 11. 
  • The 85% rule

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    Tiffany Murdock, DNP, MSN, has a well-rounded background in healthcare, starting her career as a nurse tech. In the nearly 20 years since, she's served in numerous leadership roles, including as the first female CEO of Singing River Health System in Ocean Springs, Miss. 
  • Rural healthcare is hard and you have to commit, WVU Medicine CEO says

    West Virginia may have one of the least healthy populations in the U.S., and there has to be much more focus on preventive health initiatives as a result, Albert Wright, CEO of Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine, told Becker's in a recent interview.
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    Bill Gassen, president and CEO of Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health, sees a bright future for the health system despite a recently halted merger with Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services.
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    When looking to fill top leadership posts, more health systems are turning to nurses and physicians. 
  • How Mayo Clinic trains administrators, 40 years and counting

    Mayo Clinic has been training future healthcare leaders through its administrative fellowship program since 1983. Over the past four decades, less has changed than one might think. 
  • Healthcare re-imagined by CEOs

    Healthcare experienced a seismic shift in the last few years, enduring the COVID-19 pandemic, workforce shortages, inflation and rapid technological advancement. Hospitals and health systems can't operate the way they did for decades and stay financially viable.

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