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Hospital healthcare is a 'team sport.' As a leader, are you on track for MVP?
Depending on who you ask, there are plenty of skills a great hospital leader needs in their toolbox to be successful. To be a leader others respect and look to in good times and bad, it helps to focus on the finish line, but also know your raison d'etre: "Patients always come first." -
Inflation, access, hybrid work: 4 health leaders on tackling challenges
Identifying the obstacles to achieving healthcare system goals — including positive outcomes and patient satisfaction, sourcing and retaining quality talent, and getting payers to stay current on reimbursements — is the first step to organizations moving the needle toward success. -
The hospital CEOs throwing their weight behind gun safety efforts
In the wake of shootings across the U.S., about 50 leaders of some of the nation's largest health systems and hospitals are pledging efforts to address gun violence. -
UMass Memorial taps 1st female board chair and 1st female, Latina vice chair
Lynda Young, MD, and Elvira Guardiola were named chair and vice chair of Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health's board of trustees, respectively. -
Former Washington University School of Medicine dean dies, leaving prestigious legacy
William Peck, MD, the former dean and executive vice chancellor of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, passed away on Feb. 22 at age 89. -
Hospital leaders are always in the spotlight, so act the part, says Mercyhealth finance exec
Hospital C-suite leaders have a lot of balls to juggle daily, but they should know that while they are keeping their eyes on their priority responsibilities, everyone else in the organization is looking to them for leadership. This is especially true in difficult times when employee frustration is high and access to high-quality healthcare workers is low. -
Biden to GOP: Don't touch healthcare dollars
Ten days before releasing his budget proposal, President Joe Biden contrasted his administration's efforts to lower healthcare costs with what he anticipates will be Republicans' preliminary plans to cut federal healthcare programs. -
Ascension makes headlines: 5 reasons why
St. Louis-based Ascension is the fourth-largest health system in the United States, operating 139 hospitals across 17 states — from New York to Texas. -
CVS Health CEO tapped for Biden's Export Council
President Joe Biden intends to name Karen Lynch, CEO of CVS Health, to his Export Council. -
Hospital CEO exits hit 4-year high
Hospital CEO exits hit a high in January, with 23 departures announced being the highest CEO turnover across 29 industries, according to one new analysis. -
Health experts react to 'low confidence' conclusion that COVID-19 came from lab leak
Physicians and other health experts are emphasizing the need to focus on preventing the next disease outbreak and eliminate politics from science in response to the U.S. Energy Department's new conclusion that a mishap at a Chinese laboratory was the most likely cause of the COVID-19 pandemic. -
HHS aims to cut down backlog of healthcare probes
Federal officials said Feb. 27 they are creating new divisions within the HHS Office for Civil Rights as part of efforts to shrink a growing backlog of healthcare investigations. -
Made a mistake? 'Fix it and learn from it,' says 1 Texas health system CEO
Forget about layers of administration and siloed departments. When it comes to the skills needed to be a great hospital leader, Frank Beaman, CEO of Faith Community Health System in Jacksboro, Texas, says the key is to create a culture that allows all employees to step up and make hard decisions. -
Do you have the emotional intelligence it takes to be a great hospital leader?
After 18 years as the CEO of The Permanente Medical Group, based in Oakland, Calif., overseeing 22 Kaiser Permanente hospitals, Robert Pearl, MD, knows a thing or two about what business skills hospital C-suite leaders need to excel in their positions. -
Supporting a new normal for hospital staff: how AI-powered automation can optimize valuable personnel and improve the provider experience
Healthcare’s shortage of providers, nurses and staff is no longer an acute crisis, but an ongoing reality. -
Leadership styles of 70 health system executives
Strong leadership is essential for the success of any organization, but there isn't a one-size-fits-all leadership style perfect for health systems. Many top executives are most effective as leadership chameleons, shifting between styles based on the situation. -
CEOs' political beliefs sway some directors to leave: Study
If incoming CEOs are not on the same side of the political aisle as the directors on their new boards, exits might ensue, according to a recent study from the University of Notre Dame (Ind.). -
Hackensack Meridian initiative sees violence as healthcare's business
Hackensack Meridian Health, based in Edison, N.J., has provided aid to hundreds of people affected by gun violence through an initiative called "Project HEAL." -
Using Leadership Resources Management at Your Healthcare Organization
Healthcare organizations annually commit considerable portions of their budgets to leadership development programs, but little, if any, to actively manage the leadership resources they’ve trained. To maximize the value of the development, a leadership resources management strategy is required to improve retention of an organization’s best leaders, attract additional high potential leaders and assign the right leader to the right opportunity at the right time. -
3 ways AI supports OR access and experience – for surgeons, staff and patients
One of the most expensive assets in the hospital, the operating room (OR), is also one of the most challenging to utilize efficiently.
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