When a national policymaker steps out of Washington and into the heart of a health system, the experience is often brief, symbolic, and distant. But when Mehmet Oz, MD, visited AtlantiCare in mid-July, he took a different approach. In his…
Leadership & Management
Chief information officers are harnessing cutting-edge technologies to enhance, streamline and elevate the delivery of healthcare. The IT leaders featured here are driving forward-thinking strategies that create meaningful improvements for both patients and providers. Working closely with their skilled teams,…
Tim Hingtgen, CEO of Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems, will retire Sept. 30 after serving as chief executive since 2021. Following his retirement, CFO Kevin Hammons will serve as interim CEO and chief accounting officer Jason Johnson will serve as…
I joined City of Hope almost 30 years ago when it was a single campus in Southern California and considered by many to be a “best kept secret” among cancer centers. I promised to stay for three years — long…
I didn’t leave medicine behind when I stepped out of the operating room. I carried its lessons with me into leadership. Today, I see myself as a leader who also happens to be a physician, and that perspective shapes how…
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CEOs benefit from being deeply involved in their organizations’ leadership development efforts, according to a July 10 McKinsey article. While building leadership pipelines is a team effort, growth opportunities are more likely to manifest when CEOs take a hands-on approach.…
Eighty-five percent of all incoming CEOs in 2024 stepped into their role for the first time, according to Russell Reynolds Associates’ “The Transformation of the CEO: Global CEO Turnover Index Annual Report.” The report, which tracked CEO exits at companies…
With several important initiatives underway at Moffitt Cancer Center, one of the greatest challenges is prioritizing them in a way that is most impactful for its field and patients, said President and CEO Patrick Hwu, MD. He has led the…
It’s no secret that the American healthcare industry today is under considerable financial pressure. With rising costs for labor and supplies, as well as workforce shortages and the uncertainties of tariffs and changes in federal health policy, the challenges for…
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act that President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4 is expected to add $3.4 trillion to the national debt from 2025 to 2034, according to a July 21 report from the Congressional Budget…