Leadership & Management

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…

Hospital and health system CEOs often enter their roles with strategic assumptions about what drives success. In practice, those assumptions are tested — and sometimes, leaders say, need to be reconsidered. Becker’s asked three leaders — Justin Harris, CEO of…

Revenue cycle leaders are facing a national coder shortage, intensifying payer complexity and tighter margins. In this environment, AI has become an operational necessity, not a strategic option. But the differentiator isn’t tool selection; it’s whether leaders have reframed workforce…

Health systems today operate under unprecedented pressure. Rising patient demand, workforce shortages, financial constraints, and policy shifts place new strain on hospital operations and drive more patients to seek care through the emergency department. Long wait times and ED boarding…

Community Health Systems, a for-profit hospital operator based in Franklin, Tenn., is seeking leaders for numerous C-suite roles across its facilities. The system operates 64 hospitals and more than 900 care sites across 13 states. Below are job listings active…

Nonprofit health system boards are governing larger, more complex enterprises than ever before, but a report published April 27 by The Governance Institute — part of NRC Health — argues that governance capability has not kept pace with that reality.…

Indianapolis-based Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, P.C., has strengthened its healthcare firm with the addition of Susan Banks, Summer Martin and Rebecca Merrill as shareholders. The three attorneys bring experience in healthcare regulatory compliance, reimbursement strategy and complex transactions,…