Leadership & Management

Few within the healthcare industry reject the idea that significant, fundamental changes are ahead for healthcare. However, the net result of this fundamental change is less clear. Rita E. Numerof, PhD, president, and Michael N. Abrams, MA, managing partner, Numerof…

Mike Tarwater, FACHE, has served as CEO of Charlotte, N.C.-based Carolinas HealthCare System since 2002. He joined the 6,200-bed system in 1981. 

The classic parable of the blind men and the elephant is often associated with, perhaps indirectly, the healthcare industry. In the story, several blind people feel different parts of the elephant to discuss what the elephant is actually like. Because…

Iowa Health System, based in Des Moines, is in a unique position among other health systems. It is participating in both CMS' Medicare accountable care organization initiative and a commercial ACO.

At a time when we in healthcare are considering some very sweeping innovations, we need to remember the old axiom: Keep close to your roots. Now, more than ever, we need to keep things simple and not stray from our…

Saint John's Health System in Anderson, Ind., has changed its name to St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital, according to a Herald Bulletin report.

Patrick Fry has served as president and CEO of Sutter Health, a 24-hospital system based in Sacramento, Calif., since 2005.

Cape Fear Valley Health System in Fayetteville, N.C., has appealed the state's decision to award 28 beds to FirstHealth of the Carolinas in Pinehurst, N.C., according to a Fayetteville Observer report.

Pauline Grant, MBA, has served as CEO of 409-bed Broward Health North Broward Medical Center in Deerfield Beach, Fla., since 2003. She has more than 37 years of healthcare leadership experience.

Glenn Waters has served as president of Morton Plant Mease Health Care, a four-hospital system based in Clearwater, Fla., since 2008.