Amid the financial challenges facing hospitals and health systems, Cleveland-based MetroHealth is focused on its $1 billion transformation plan, community involvement and other initiatives designed to build stability, its CEO, Airica Steed, EdD, RN, told Becker's.

Healthcare is a highly regulated field, and for good reason. A small mistake could cost a life.

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals were in an all-hands-on-deck mode 24/7. Physicians focused on patients, and there was little to no time for anything else.

The American Civil Liberties Union plans to take legal action against recent transgender care bans in Idaho and Indiana. 

Less than 20 percent of C-suite leadership roles in healthcare are held by women, though women make 80 percent of healthcare decisions in the U.S., according to the Seattle-based Washington State Hospital Association.

Leading through uncertainty can put managers in a tricky spot, and that's exactly what's unfolding in the current labor market, as many employees worry about the potential for layoffs. 

As healthcare continues to be one of the most pressing and complex issues facing our society, it is essential that leaders in the field come together to share their insights and experiences.

The healthcare industry has historically been difficult for disruptors to crack, but the pandemic has opened up new opportunities for new entrants to make an impact. 

Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic, health systems continue to grapple with staffing shortages, clinician burnout and financial challenges. Healthcare has been slower than other industries to leverage technology to solve these issues, but there's still time to catch up.

As healthcare continues to be one of the most pressing and complex issues facing our society, it is essential that leaders in the field come together to share their insights and experiences.

Nonprofit hospitals that pay their board members are associated with providing less charity care than hospitals that do not compensate their trustees, according to a study published April 3 in Health Affairs.

When it comes to excelling as a hospital leader, one must be an excellent communicator, possess high levels of emotional intelligence and be able to put patients at the center of decision-making, Rachael Drake, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer at Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health, told Becker's. 

K. Craig Kent, MD, serves as CEO of Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health and executive vice president for health affairs at the University of Virginia. 

Introduction: Physician burnout has been recognized as a national concern for over 40 years, even prior to COVID hitting in 2020. A 2015 study found over 50 percent of physicians report symptoms of burnout (1) 

As healthcare continues to be one of the most pressing and complex issues facing our society, it is essential that leaders in the field come together to share their insights and experiences.

Women may only hold 25 percent of senior leadership roles in healthcare, but Marlton, N.J.-based Virtua Health is actively bucking that trend. 

We are at a time of unprecedented change in healthcare. Hospitals are currently reeling from the aftermath of the COVID pandemic, desperately trying to regain their financial footing. Material inflation and labor cost have pushed the majority of US hospitals into negative financial margins.  To survive, most hospitals are cutting costs, reducing length of stay (LOS) and trying to grow service lines with positive margins. Hospitals are attempting to balance increased census with the utilization of costly agency labor. The journey toward value in healthcare has accelerated, with many hospitals at risk of bankruptcy if they do not move quickly enough.   To address the need to reduce LOS and hospital admissions, our health systems conducted a 6 weeks proof of concept.  We implemented the following interventions (key results): 

At least 10 hospitals and health systems announced changes to executive ranks and administration teams in March and April. 

The Senate passed a resolution March 29 that would expedite the end of the COVID-19 national emergency from its planned May 11 deadline to immediately upon the signature of the president, and President Joe Biden has reportedly indicated he will sign it.  

The number of CEO changes at hospitals and health systems fell 22 percent in February after accelerating the month prior, according to a March 29 Challenger, Gray & Christmas report.