The number of women running Fortune 500 companies hit a record high of 44 this year, reported Fortune May 23. 

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, has released new guidelines on taking care of the healthcare workforce as he warned the public about the threat of healthcare worker burnout.

CEOs are under pressure now more than ever to take political stances before the government does, either withdrawing business from bad actors or giving business to ethical companies, according to the new May 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer report. 

Below are seven hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking CEOs.

With new breakthroughs happening in electronic prior authorization technology, industry stakeholders are curious what CMS may ultimately mandate in its forthcoming final rule and what types of solutions will help facilitate the changes.

Those that make it to the top of the organizational hierarchy often possess a set of distinct skills, including good people management and balance of vision and operations, according to Cassandra Frangos, EdD, an executive development advisor for MIT Sloan Executive Education in a May 18 article from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management.

The Great Resignation is complicating efforts to achieve gender parity in S&P 500 boardrooms, Bloomberg reported May 20. 

The following executive moves made by women have been reported by or shared with Becker's since May 13.

Cindy Stout, DNP, RN, president and CEO of El Paso (Texas) Children's Hospital, has experience with breaking down gender barriers.

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Michael McKenna, MD, executive vice president and chief medical officer of Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care, died May 9 at age 69, according to Mlive.

Despite making up 29 percent of the workforce in STEM-related fields, women only account for 12.8 percent of invention patents, revealing a deep disparity in the field. Institutional changes to both academic arenas and the patent process itself could help narrow the gender gap, according to a letter in Science published May 12. 

Healthcare is delivered by an entire ecosystem of players in a highly heterogeneous environment.

While the healthcare industry has faced unprecedented operational constraints in recent years, including limited physical capacity, vulnerable patients, loss of revenue, and shortages of staff, it has also reaped opportunities to adapt and excel.

The American Medical Association said a coalition it leads has been working to stop what it deems inappropriate scope-of-practice expansion legislation in states.

Hospitals are feeling an enduring consequence of experienced employees' early retirements and resignations: collective knowledge loss. 

Dozens of hospital CEOs have resigned this year as a record number of chiefs across all industries have exited their roles, according to a May 18 Challenger, Gray & Christmas report. 

CEOs in the U.S. are pessimistic about the economic environment and industry-specific challenges as a measure of their confidence, determined by The Conference Board, has fallen sharply between the first and second quarter of 2022. 

From getting rid of menial tasks to re-focusing energy, there are several ways leaders can help ease the burden for teams that are understaffed and overworked, according to a May 17 Harvard Business Review article.

Despite the pandemic revealing the deep roots of health disparities in the U.S., many state and county health agencies haven't used their federal funding to fight the issue, citing bureaucratic delays and issues setting up programs, Kaiser Health News reported May 16.