Only 10 percent of C-suite positions are held by women, with no improvement to the number of women holding executive positions since 2019 despite increased visibility on the issue, according to a recent IBM report.
Leadership & Management
Researchers from University Park, Pa.-based Penn State found that the way a new female CEO is introduced may have a direct effect on the length of her tenure.
Barbara Griffith, MD, is the president and CEO of Baton Rouge, La.-based Woman's Hospital. She took the helm just a few months before the pandemic struck worldwide. Here, she discusses the unique challenges of addressing health equity and social determinants…
Congressional leaders introduced a bipartisan follow-up to 2016's 21st Century Cures Act, dubbed Cures 2.0, June 22. The proposal would create a new federal research agency, expand Medicare coverage and diversify clinical trials.
Physicians at Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health have voted "no confidence" in leadership after the health system revealed plans to switch contracted medical groups, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported.
Warren Buffett resigned from his role as trustee for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation June 23.
Rina Spence, the former president and CEO of Emerson Hospital, died June 10 at the age of 72, according to a June 23 report by the Boston Globe.
Whether you're critiquing a colleague's work or firing a clinician who is difficult to work with, it can be hard to know exactly how to approach it. Here are six words and phrases to steer clear of, according to a…
Kevin Mahoney, the CEO of Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania Health System, spoke at the Milken Institute's Future of Health Summit on how hospitals can take the lessons learned from COVID-19 to create equitable care, according to a June 22 taping.
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Eric Lander, PhD, and National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins, MD, PhD, have released new details about their vision for an advanced health research agency.