CMS has introduced a new model to support whole-person care for children up to age 21 enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. The Accelerating State Pediatric Innovation Readiness and Effectiveness Model will run for 10 years and…
Leadership & Management
Dana Erickson, BSN, RN, president and CEO of Eagan, Minn.-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, has resigned from the board of Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health as the system moves forward with its proposed acquisition of Minneapolis-based Allina Health,…
Jay Hudson, Monterey, Calif.-based Montage Health’s second CEO, has died, according to a March 23 LinkedIn post from the health system. Mr. Hudson joined the system, which was then known as Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, as an assistant…
With healthcare pressures arriving faster than many health systems can respond, a strong CEO and CFO partnership has never been more important. At York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health, Roxanna Gapstur, PhD, RN, president and CEO, and Laura Buczkowski, executive vice president…
“No Somos Robots.” The phrase comes to me first in Spanish because most of my primary care patients are monolingual Spanish speakers. But the concept is cross cultural. We are not robots. Even when we are healthy, we have minor…
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Becker’s is shining a well-deserved spotlight on the chief experience officers who are transforming what it means to receive care. These leaders rewrite the patient journey, turning every interaction into an opportunity to deliver care that’s both clinically excellent and…
Optum Health is about four months into a leadership transition, with its new CEO Krista Nelson laying out her vision for what the care delivery giant looks like after years of rapid expansion that company leadership has acknowledged steered the…
At 35, Meeta Gandhi is among the youngest hospital COOs in the region, overseeing operations and shaping workplace culture at Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital on Florida’s East Coast. She says leadership starts with being human — a mindset she has…
While cross-market mergers are becoming more common in health system growth across the U.S., some CEOs are more focused on expanding access within their existing markets. Organizations that acquire or merge with hospitals in regions outside their core footprint may…
CMS will award up to $100 million to fund as many as 30 pilot programs through its voluntary initiative focused on lifestyle medicine. Six things to know: 1. The agency plans to award up to 30 three-year cooperative agreements totaling…