Mel McNea, who will retire as CEO of Great Plains Health in North Platte, Neb., in December, plans to run for a state Legislature seat, according to North Platte Telegraph.

Only 10 percent of C-suite positions are held by women, with no improvement to the number of women holding executive positions since 2019 despite increased visibility on the issue, according to a recent IBM report.

Researchers from University Park, Pa.-based Penn State found that the way a new female CEO is introduced may have a direct effect on the length of her tenure.

Barbara Griffith, MD, is the president and CEO of Baton Rouge, La.-based Woman's Hospital. She took the helm just a few months before the pandemic struck worldwide. Here, she discusses the unique challenges of addressing health equity and social determinants of health in Louisiana and what changes she'd like to see in the healthcare industry.

Congressional leaders introduced a bipartisan follow-up to 2016's 21st Century Cures Act, dubbed Cures 2.0, June 22. The proposal would create a new federal research agency, expand Medicare coverage and diversify clinical trials.

Physicians at Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health have voted "no confidence" in leadership after the health system revealed plans to switch contracted medical groups, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported.

Warren Buffett resigned from his role as trustee for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation June 23.

Rina Spence, the former president and CEO of Emerson Hospital, died June 10 at the age of 72, according to a June 23 report by the Boston Globe.

Whether you're critiquing a colleague's work or firing a clinician who is difficult to work with, it can be hard to know exactly how to approach it. Here are six words and phrases to steer clear of, according to a June 21 article published in Harvard Business Review.

Kevin Mahoney, the CEO of Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania Health System, spoke at the Milken Institute's Future of Health Summit on how hospitals can take the lessons learned from COVID-19 to create equitable care, according to a June 22 taping.

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Eric Lander, PhD, and National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins, MD, PhD, have released new details about their vision for an advanced health research agency.

The leadership ranks at UnitedHealth Group's Optum are filled with former healthcare executives, longtime UnitedHealth veterans and leaders from acquired companies.

Below are 10 hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking vice presidents during the last few weeks.

Christi Grimm, HHS principal deputy inspector general, is President Joe Biden's pick for inspector general, the White House said June 18.

Rogelio Riojas has been at the helm of Sea Mar Community Health Centers since it opened in 1978. What began as a single clinic in Seattle's South Park neighborhood has become a statewide organization that provides healthcare to underserved populations in 13 Washington counties.

The share of top-earning Black professionals in hospitals is shrinking, according to a June 17 report published by The Conference Board.

UNC Health President Janet Hadar, MSN, has been working in healthcare for more than 30 years — 18 of which she has spent with the Chapel Hill, N.C.-based system. Here she discusses how the safety-net health system prioritizes team spirit, the importance of visibility in women's leadership and more.

In the summer of 2020, the average number of weekly visits to the emergency department for suspected suicide attempts among adolescents 12 to 17 was up 22.3 percent from 2019. By winter 2021, the increase in these suspected attempts from winter 2019 was even higher: 39.1 percent, according to the CDC's June 11 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.  

"How to deal with imposter syndrome." The search will return more than 6 million results. Create a brag sheet. Seek out criticism. Fake it till you make it. If imposter syndrome feels stressful, the sheer number of ideas to resolve it can be overwhelming. 

A Washington, D.C.-based consumer advocacy group is calling on HHS to remove the acting FDA commissioner and two other top officials after the agency's recent approval of Biogen's Alzheimer's drug.