Unlike the numerous operational duties leaders perform on a daily basis, strategic actions involve a different mindset and behaviors, new relationships and organizational skills. According to Hermina Ibarra's recent article in the Wall Street Journal, executives who want to become…
Leadership & Management
Meeting the increasing demand for healthcare services while reducing costs is goal not specific to the U.S. health system — it's global, according to a recent report from Deloitte.
Henry Schein and Cardinal Health annouced in late November of their intent to merge forces in the physician office market.
Health Resource Group's COO Greg West set out on a mission to apply revenue cycle theory of sustaining performance with rapid growth.
Service Employees International Union is suing Providence-based Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island over its decision to implement layoffs, according to a Rhode Island Public Radio report.
Ruth Brinkley has served as president and CEO of Louisville-based KentuckyOne Health since January 2012.
CEO transitions cause anxiety for both internal and external stakeholders. When a chief is departing, there is worry about the successor's ability to maintain positive momentum and his or her ability to change course if that's what the organization needs,…
Leaders are attracted to transparency because of its seeming promise to increase accountability, collaboration, knowledge sharing, innovation and productivity among employees. However, organizational openness also has the potential to undermine these things, according to Ethan Bernstein, PhD, JD, MBA.
Two nurse leaders discuss the obstacles holding nurses back from leadership roles, the perception of nursing versus its reality, and how patients can tell the difference between hospitals where nurse leadership is strong versus those where nurses are less empowered.
The board of directors of Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas, based in Beaumont, has announced a decision to halt inpatient services at Baptist Orange (Texas) Hospital, according to a report from The Orange Leader.