Russell Harrington Jr., former president and CEO of Little Rock, Ark.-based Baptist Health, died Dec. 14 at age 81. Mr. Harrington retired in 2014 after leading the health system since 1984. During his tenure, Baptist Health expanded to an eight-hospital…
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DailyPay, the leading On-Demand Pay platform and financial wellness solution, announces the recipients of its ‘Healthcare Heroes’ Awards. Now in its fourth year, this award is granted to frontline healthcare professionals and workers of DailyPay clients for their dedication to…
Today’s health system CEOs don’t just view advocacy as part of their leadership roles. They see this work as essential to the future of healthcare delivery and the industry as a whole. Becker’s connected with Barry Arbuckle, PhD, president and…
CMS on Dec. 15 published 24 quality and efficiency measures under consideration for adoption in Medicare programs. HHS employs this pre-rulemaking process to decide on measures for Medicare programs and releases a public list of the pitched measures each year.…
Jeffrey Flaks, president and CEO of Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare, has received the Steven Schroeder Award for Outstanding Healthcare CEO. The award, presented at The Leapfrog Group’s annual meeting, honors health system executives who demonstrate ethical and courageous leadership in improving…
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As hospitals continue to manage rising operational costs, tighter margins and strained discharge processes, one area is emerging as a critical inflection point: the transition to home. During a recent discussion at Becker’s 2025 CEO + CFO Roundtable hosted by…
Becker’s asked six health system strategic leaders which key performance indicator they pay closest attention to when assessing system performance. If you are a COO or strategic leader in healthcare and are interested in joining Becker’s Healthcare COO + Strategic…
Amid increasing pressure to improve surgical access and operational efficiency, Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System completed 3,200 additional surgical cases in a single year without adding new operating rooms. By standardizing workflows across 13 hospitals, the organization increased staffed room…
CMS has unveiled the “Make America Healthy Again: Enhancing Lifestyle and Evaluating Value-based Approaches Through Evidence,” or Elevate, model, a voluntary initiative that will fund up to 30 chronic disease prevention and health promotion pilot projects aimed at integrating lifestyle…
In the One Big Beautiful Bill era, capacity is more than a scheduling concern for hospitals and health systems — it’s a financial imperative. During a recent Becker’s Healthcare webinar hosted by LeanTaaS, executives from University Hospitals (Cleveland), Sutter Health…