Leadership & Management

At Memphis, Tenn.-based Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, success in 2024 will be measured by 2019 metrics. 

Financial challenges were the second-most pressing concern for hospital CEOs in 2023, according to the American College of Healthcare Executives's annual survey of top issues confronting hospitals. 

When I hear discussions about special rules for working with people of another generation, I often think it's silly and contrived. That said, there are several observations worth noting.

President Joe Biden's administration announced March 5 a task force focused on tackling "unfair and illegal pricing" in healthcare and other areas. 

Health systems and hospitals throughout the country face severe shortages of physicians, nurses, and other hospital staff.

Healthcare CEOs may be overlooking a vital ally in their quest to enhance organizational outcomes: infection preventionists, one expert wrote in a March 5 op-ed for Fast Company.

Having recently guided their organizations through financial, operational and workforce challenges, hospital and health system CEOs are turning their attention to transformational work. Their goal: to balance growth and innovation with the pressures of today's healthcare landscape.

A position at the top of organizations, including health systems, is "probably more complex than ever" but with limited visibility.

The board of directors for Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health has approved a management services agreement under which health system executives are employed by a nonprofit, outside management organization rather than a public entity. 

The largest health system in the country is seeking leaders for numerous roles at the top of its hospitals.