Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health is turning to AI to expand services without expanding its workforce at the same pace as years past, President and CEO Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, said at the system’s spring leadership forum. Dr. Balser said Vanderbilt…

National Hospital Week — which aims to recognize and celebrate hospitals, health systems and healthcare workers — begins May 10 and runs through May 16. Four things to know: 1. The origins of National Hospital Week date to 1921, when…

Leo Henikoff, MD, who served as Chicago-based Rush’s president and CEO for 17 years, died April 24 at age 86.  Dr. Henikoff was Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center’s second president and CEO, and stepped down in 2001, according to a May…

Digital health initiatives have reshaped how healthcare organizations deliver care, manage operations, and engage patients — but not always in the ways leaders anticipated. From patient portals and EHR implementations to AI-powered automation and remote monitoring, the industry has made…

Amid mounting financial pressures, workforce shortages and rapid technological change, healthcare leaders are turning their attention toward building the next generation of leadership now, not later.  “There’s going to be a lot of change no matter what,” Greg Damron, CFO…

The math on American healthcare spending and research dollars are hard to swallow. Many academic health systems have seen funding depleted over the last year and are struggling to cover costs for new innovations on the healthcare delivery side. Alzheimer’s…

For years, denials have been framed as an operational nuisance. A downstream problem handled by appeals teams that are armed with spreadsheets and overtime hours. But in 2026, that framing no longer holds. The scale, speed and sophistication of payer…

For millions of patients throughout the U.S., rural hospitals serve as the only feasible care option in their area. The CEOs who run these institutions understand that access to quality healthcare services in rural communities can make all the difference…

Four health system CEOs faced intense questioning from lawmakers April 28 about hospitals’ role in rising U.S. healthcare costs.  The CEOs of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare; Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health; New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian; and Greenville, N.C.-based ECU Health testified before…

John Harding, EdD, began his role as executive vice president and COO of Minneapolis-based Children’s Minnesota on April 27 and told Becker’s the opportunity marks a progression in his career. “Having come from Children’s healthcare most of my career, I’m…