On the surface, a vaccine hailed as the solution to ending a deadly pandemic seems something that would be widely welcomed. Yet even after more than 660,000 Americans have died from COVID-19, intense divisions persist between those inoculated against the…
Leadership & Management
Brian Cleary, RN, the CEO of healthcare staffing company Overland Park, Kan.-based Krucial Staffing, has resigned amid questions about his connection with anti-masking initiatives, according to a Sept. 10 report by NPR affiliate KCUR.
There is a broad perception that boards of directors see monitoring of senior executives, including the CEO, as a primary part of their job description. However, recent research finds these boards instead view their jobs as supporting executives and being…
Three hospital CEOs shared how they are preparing for workforce shortages induced by COVID-19 vaccine mandates and how the healthcare industry will be affected by a potential exodus, according to a Sept. 10 report by CBS and Fox affiliate WAGM…
Anthony Fauci, MD, the White House chief medical adviser, and U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, fielded questions from reporters Sept. 12 in the wake of vaccine mandates unveiled in President Joe Biden's strategy to combat the pandemic.
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant has responded after a video of an internal discussion about how one of its hospitals reports COVID-19 patient numbers was leaked on social media, WECT reported Sept. 10.
Elinore McCance-Katz, MD, PhD, a psychiatrist and former federal government official, was appointed chief medical officer of the troubled Eleanor Slater Hospital in Rhode Island, and the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals, the state agency that runs…
A new survey from Amwell and HIMSS Analytics sheds light on post-pandemic strategy and planned investments in telehealth at hospitals and health systems.
By implementing a technology-driven, community-focused integrative pharmacy program that increases patient touchpoints, Portsmouth-based Southern Ohio Medical Center (SOMC) is improving population health in rural Ohio.
As president and CEO of Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health, Mike Slubowski said he is passionate about employee and patient safety, boosting patient access to care and addressing inequities in healthcare.