Leadership & Management

Early 2021 has seen or will see minimum wage hikes in 20 states and 32 cities and counties, with 27 cities and counties setting the minimum wage at or above $15 per hour, according to a National Employment Law Project…

A hospital CEO in Wyoming raised concerns that the state isn't getting a fair share of COVID-19 vaccines, according to the Jackson Hole News & Guide.

Daniel Feinberg, MD, chief medical officer of Philadelphia-based Pennsylvania Hospital, sees the CMO role becoming more operational in the next few years.

Many CEOs have changed their leadership strategy in four crucial ways that have positively impacted their organizations during the pandemic, though it's unclear whether those changes will remain after COVID-19 has subsided, according to a McKinsey & Co. article.

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare has appointed Cecil D. Haney as the 12th member of its board of directors, the for-profit hospital operator said Jan. 8.

Elinore McCance-Katz, MD, PhD, resigned from her leadership position in HHS' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration after rioters supporting President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol grounds Jan. 6.

Columbia, Mo.-based Boone Hospital formed a new management entity as it moves forward with its break from St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare, according to local NBC affiliate KOMU.

The American Hospital Association sent a letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar Jan. 7 urging the federal government to ramp up the COVID-19 vaccination effort and outlined what it believes is needed to move faster. 

The Democratic Party's two Senate victories in Georgia spell more flexibility for President-elect Joe Biden's administration to implement healthcare reforms, and that could mean substantial changes for insurers and the pharmaceutical industry, but not for devicemakers, the investment research firm…

Office-based work won't disappear completely due to COVID-19, but the pandemic will likely forever change it, reports The New York Times.