The Trump administration delivered new guidelines Jan. 12 that expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to everyone 65 years old and above.

A health system CEO in Massachusetts called for a quicker COVID-19 vaccine rollout and revealed that his organization had to stop vaccinating employees because it depleted its supply of shots, according to MassLive.

For two years, Denise Brooks-Williams has served as senior vice president and CEO of Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System's north market, the first person in this role. 

Early 2021 has seen or will see minimum wage hikes in 20 states and 32 cities and counties, with 27 cities and counties setting the minimum wage at or above $15 per hour, according to a National Employment Law Project report.

A hospital CEO in Wyoming raised concerns that the state isn't getting a fair share of COVID-19 vaccines, according to the Jackson Hole News & Guide.

Daniel Feinberg, MD, chief medical officer of Philadelphia-based Pennsylvania Hospital, sees the CMO role becoming more operational in the next few years.

Many CEOs have changed their leadership strategy in four crucial ways that have positively impacted their organizations during the pandemic, though it's unclear whether those changes will remain after COVID-19 has subsided, according to a McKinsey & Co. article.

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare has appointed Cecil D. Haney as the 12th member of its board of directors, the for-profit hospital operator said Jan. 8.

Elinore McCance-Katz, MD, PhD, resigned from her leadership position in HHS' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration after rioters supporting President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol grounds Jan. 6.

Columbia, Mo.-based Boone Hospital formed a new management entity as it moves forward with its break from St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare, according to local NBC affiliate KOMU.

The American Hospital Association sent a letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar Jan. 7 urging the federal government to ramp up the COVID-19 vaccination effort and outlined what it believes is needed to move faster. 

The Democratic Party's two Senate victories in Georgia spell more flexibility for President-elect Joe Biden's administration to implement healthcare reforms, and that could mean substantial changes for insurers and the pharmaceutical industry, but not for devicemakers, the investment research firm Morningstar said in a Jan. 6 report.

Office-based work won't disappear completely due to COVID-19, but the pandemic will likely forever change it, reports The New York Times.

COVID-19 has laid bare racial inequities in the American healthcare system, offering an opportunity to more broadly assess structural racism in healthcare, three New Haven, Conn.-based Yale University clinicians wrote in a perspectives article published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.

Since 2018, Jaewon Ryu, MD, has helmed Geisinger, a regional health system with nine hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and a medical school. He has always been proud to be part of the organization, but he said that's especially true as he's seen workers navigate the COVID-19 pandemic amid challenges and uncertainty. 

Lawmakers and health experts are concerned about the spread of COVID-19 after thousands of rioters supporting President Donald Trump swarmed the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6. 

Phoenix-based Banner Health Chief Clinical Officer Marjorie Bessel, MD, is urging  government officials to implement statewide COVID-19 mitigation strategies, according to CBS 5.

After rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, hospital CEOs sent emails to their staff advocating for unity and condemning violence.

As COVID-19 vaccination efforts continue nationwide, some employers may offer their workers bonuses as a means of encouraging them to get their shots.

Morrow County Hospital, part of Columbus-based OhioHealth, reached an agreement with county commissioners to drop pending litigation around open meetings and public records requests, according to The Columbus Dispatch.