Leadership & Management

Springfield, Mo.-based CoxHealth CEO Steven Edwards has been at the center of several viral tweets over the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, he discussed with Becker's the motivations behind those tweets, the responses to his tweets within hospital walls and the responsibility…

Of the many strains the coronavirus pandemic has placed on the healthcare industry, the payer-provider relationship has dramatically shifted, said Richard Embrey, MD, medical director of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama.

Kathy Lancaster is the CFO of Kaiser Permanente. The Oakland, Calif.-based health system  consists of 39 hospitals and 12.5 million health plan members, with an operating revenue of $88.7 billion in 2020. Ms. Lancaster spoke with Becker's over email July…

The pandemic has led to calls for a digital overhaul of long-standing hospital practices, but there are still some outstanding factors causing hesitation, according to a July 9 Harvard Business Review report.

Below are 10 hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking COOs over the last few weeks.

Hospital and health system leaders may be new in their CEO positions multiple times in their career. Misjudging key aspects about their company can halt their ability to make all the changes they envision, according to a July 13 Harvard…

The late cardiologist Bernard Lown, MD, created the Lown Institute in 1973, a nonpartisan think tank that advocates for civic leadership and accountability in healthcare.

Hospital executives in Missouri are facing criticism from Gov. Mike Parson over their decision to mandate vaccines for healthcare workers, according to local news station KY3.

Four hundred of the nation's more than 600,000 deaths attributed to COVID-19 have been children. The presidents and CEOs of four children's hospitals in Missouri wrote in a July 13 blog post that "for anyone tempted to view this impact…

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