The most successful healthcare leaders in the next two years will leave the traditional organizational structures and models in the past in favor of extreme nimbleness, stronger soft skills and optimization of digital technology.

Health system margins have dropped for the last four months, leading to layoffs, job cuts and reorganizations.

Health systems have traditionally promoted leaders with strong core competencies and deep expertise in specific areas. The best clinician, the smartest technologist, and the most proficient numbers analyst would rise to the top of their respective departments.

Steward Health Care Chairman and CEO Ralph de la Torre, MD, has "amicably separated" from the system, effective Oct. 1, a Steward spokesperson confirmed to Becker's. 

When pushing through a difficult time, it is crucial for leaders to ensure the rest of their team is moving forward with them, Jon Sendach, president of Manhasset, N.Y.-based North Shore University Hospital, told Becker's.

Health systems are relinquishing traditional leadership structures to reimagine a more effective healthcare delivery organization.

Health systems are appointing and elevating chief transformation officers to lead growth strategies and change management efforts.

New technology can play a crucial role in reducing claim denials if staff is trained to interpret and act on the insights it provides. To learn more about how healthcare organizations can develop sustainable and optimal denial management processes, Becker's Healthcare recently spoke with claims denial experts from RevSpring – Howard Bright, Chief Technology Officer, Patient Engagement, and Tim Bavosi, VP of Consulting – to explore how innovation is making denial management more effective.

In the wake of physician resignations, some employees with Wakefield, R.I.-based South County Health have taken a "no confidence" vote in management, according to ABC affiliate WLNE.

When Guy Medgalia led the separation of St. Anthony Hospital from St. Louis-based Ascension in 2010, many warned it would result in closure.

Millennials are on pace to outnumber Generation X in leadership roles by 2025, according to a September report from LinkedIn.

Todd Suntrapak, president and CEO of Valley Children's Healthcare in Madera, Calif., knows the importance of developing new and reliable funding sources to achieve financial stability in the long term. That's why he is passionate about "outside-the-healthcare-financial-box thinking," he told Becker's. 

Providing optimal patient access to treatment requires that infusion centers maximize the utilization of their finite resources.

Traditional surgical and radiological approaches - along with a growing number of emerging technologies – to prostate cancer have made it a controllable disease for many men. At the same time, the drawbacks of these procedures come with potentially serious consequences for men’s quality of life, and sometimes result in greater burdens on health systems than necessary.

Carol Campbell spent more than 20 years at the Walt Disney Co. and Delta Air Lines before joining Ascension in 2022. Her background in consumer experience helped launch the system's listening approach to capture real-time patient feedback and drive care improvements.

As healthcare leaders navigate industry challenges, some hospital and health system CEOs have found creative ways to connect with their staff, including the use of new technologies.

Hospital and health system leaders have pointed to ethical and regulatory concerns as among the challenges posed by AI integration in healthcare. But where do leaders see the most potential in operational efficiency and reducing caregiver burnout?

Jose Acevedo, MD, president and CEO of Geneva, N.Y.-based UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health, has been in his role for more than 14 years, but his passion for saving lives began when he was just 18 years old during his first job as a lifeguard.

Appointments of female CEOs have nearly doubled in the past 10 years, according to a recent Crist Kolder Associates report.

Soft skills are becoming more prominent in executive leaders' LinkedIn profiles, according to a recent report.