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Leadership & Management

Krista Curell, RN, may be new to the role of chief operating officer, but she's no stranger to the University of Chicago Health System. She's been with the organization for more than two decades — most recently serving as its…

The Hawaii State Hospital, a publicly funded, state psychiatric hospital in Kaneohe, is firing three top-level managers as part of a leadership restructure amid patient overcrowding and workforce shortages, local media outlets reported over the weekend.

Healthcare is increasingly inundated with "middlemen, actors and sub-actors" — companies devoted to niche causes that promise to fill perceived gaps in the healthcare system, according to Sachin Jain, MD, president and CEO of SCAN Group and SCAN Health Plan. 

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Hospitals and health systems are shaking up their C-suite and leadership structures as they focus on key areas to ensure long-term success.

The "community benefit standard" for hospital tax-exempt status is a rising source of controversy in Congress, fed by a steady diet of breathless examinations and research from national media,  third-party interest groups and other advocacy organizations. 

Sitting behind a desk all day — except when you are in seemingly never-ending meetings — is one way to make sure hospital leaders never see anything but a bird's-eye view of their operations. Failure to connect with your team…

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