HHS has instructed the National Institutes of Health to halt research grants and contract payments to five universities, according to an internal email obtained by Science. In response to ongoing disruptions to research funding, Cambridge, Mass.-based Harvard University filed a…
Leadership & Management
Being a high-performing health system requires an engaged front-line workforce. But stretched-thin front-line leaders often lack the tools, training and bandwidth to achieve high levels of employee engagement and retention. During an April Becker’s Hospital Review webinar sponsored by Laudio,…
As organizations cut layers of middle management, senior executives are shouldering more day-to-day responsibilities, according to Korn Ferry’s Workforce 2025 survey. About 4 in 10 survey respondents said their organization has reduced management layers, based on responses from more than…
Cleveland-based University Hospitals reimagined peer review and cost strategy — contributing to margin-based accountability and an $18.1 million surplus, according to Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD. “We used to outsource our peer-to-peer review, like many hospitals do,” said Dr. Pronovost, University…
Four health system CEOs traveled to Washington, D.C., April 17 to meet with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., for an open dialogue on healthcare and research funding, digital transformation, incentives for value-based care, and more. Mr. Kennedy invited the…
Advertisement
Leaders in healthcare sit in a unique space, with a keen understanding of the complex funding mechanisms that support healthcare delivery and education. At a time of heightened economic and political uncertainty, hospital and health system leaders are leveling up…
Abstract Healthcare organizations today face a wide range of escalating threats, including workplace violence, cyber intrusions, social unrest, and increasingly targeted acts against healthcare professionals and executives. These dynamic and evolving risks demand a forward-thinking and strategic approach to safety…
Dennis Pullin‘s healthcare career has taken him across the U.S. — from Texas to the helm of Marlton, N.J.-based Virtua Health — forming a unique perspective on the essence of leadership. Mr. Pullin is now sharing guidance for emerging and…
The Trump administration is looking to cut the HHS budget by around one-third in an effort that would dramatically scale back federal health programs, The Washington Post reported April 16. The draft budget for HHS, obtained by the Post, provides…
The effects of the Trump administration’s decision to freeze more than $2.2 billion in federal funding to Cambridge, Mass.-based Harvard University are coming into sharper focus, as researchers begin to receive stop work orders for multimillion-dollar projects. On April 14,…