Physicians who become CEOs tend to build on their clinical training rather than leave it behind, expanding their skillset for enterprise leadership, according to a July 14 article from McKinsey. The article draws on interviews with 38 physician CEOs across…
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Dan Pickett is seven months into leading Albany Med Health System — and already organizing the business around two distinct modes of growth. Albany (N.Y.) Med is the region’s only academic health system. It operates four hospitals, Albany Medical College,…
Hospital CEO exits in the United States fell in June and continue to run below last year’s pace, according to a July 23 report from global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, shared with Becker’s. Six things to know: 1.…
The $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program arrived last year as a federal commitment to the communities most likely to lose access to care under HR-1’s Medicaid cuts. Rural health executives across the country have questioned the program’s structure, pointing…
The way patients evaluate healthcare changed over the last few years. It is no longer enough to deliver a good clinical outcome. Patients now judge their experience against the same standards they apply to ordering a package, checking a bank…
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One year ago, President Donald Trump signed HR 1 and health system CEOs calculated the potential effects and began preparing for them. Today, CEOs are budgeting for financial losses, educating their boards on the changing landscape and in some cases…
T. Denny Sanford, the longtime philanthropist and businessman whose donations transformed — and renamed — one of the nation’s largest rural health systems, died July 18 at age 90, according to his obituary. Over his lifetime, Mr. Sanford donated nearly…
Health system leaders are navigating one of the most turbulent stretches in recent memory, contending with funding cuts, workforce strain, affordability pressures, evolving payment models and the rapid rise of AI, all while trying to keep patients at the center…
HCA Healthcare, a for-profit hospital operator based in Nashville, Tenn., is seeking leaders for numerous C-suite roles within the organization. With 189 hospitals and about 2,600 ambulatory sites of care in 19 states and the United Kingdom, HCA is seeking…
Erica Schwartz, MD, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the CDC, was questioned about her qualifications and vision for the role during a July 15 confirmation hearing, NPR and PBS reported. The hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and…