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Leadership & Management

Cigna Healthcare has sponsored and provided editorial input on this article.  As technologies, like AI, and process improvements promise to increase productivity, healthcare organizations need to focus on clinician well-being. This means prioritizing programs and initiatives to support mental health…

Advocate Health co-CEO Jim Skogsbergh stepped down from the organization May 31. Before his departure, Becker's caught up with him to capture his takeaways and advice on seven topics core to health system CEOs — in his signature straightforward style. 

Health system CEOs are leaving behind ego-driven, top down leadership in favor of a trusting and a supportive culture to guide their organizations and transform healthcare delivery. Change is hard, but necessary, to grow.

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When Advocate Health co-CEO Jim Skogsbergh began planning his departure, he knew he wanted to leave the health system better than he found it, avoid overstaying his welcome and exit at the top of his game. 

Scott Becker was a guest on BackTable, a podcast network that provides advice and insights for leaders within the healthcare industry, to discuss the evolution of healthcare media.

The Change Healthcare breach disrupted services at hundreds of hospitals and physician clinics, and C-suite leaders are taking action to protect against similar future situations.

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