A year after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans' views on healthcare and racial equity have shifted modestly, but meaningfully, according to new research released March 31.
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Healthcare leaders can learn from other executives and studies to maximize their effectiveness. From top reasons employees are leaving their jobs to what advice retiring CEOs give their successors.
Becker's Hospital Review asked healthcare executives the one piece of advice they wish they had before they started this current C-level role. Here are their responses:
The White House on March 31 unveiled an approximately $2 trillion jobs and infrastructure plan that includes expanding access to long-term care services and other healthcare-related measures.
Thomas Van Gilder, MD, who has served as Walmart's chief medical officer since 2018, is leaving the company, according to Insider, citing an internal memo sent to employees March 30.
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Fifty-two percent of adults said they intended to look for a new job in 2021, according to a March study published by Achievers.
The CDC's director warned of a fourth COVID-19 wave in a March 29 briefing, but some physicians have offered a different perspective, according to a March 30 article published by ABC7.
COVID-19 has taught the healthcare industry many valuable lessons. It has especially highlighted why health systems must work efficiently as "one system," from an operational and financial perspective. Given the many challenges modern health systems face, however, this is easier…
Leaders must be fully present with their colleagues and staff to effectively hear them and respond to them.
Leaders of more than two dozen countries, the European Union and the World Health Organization are calling for a new international treaty for pandemic preparedness and response, the New York Times reported.