“There’s this really cool rash!” is not a sentence common to most work environments. But it fits perfectly in healthcare, and it is emblematic of the mentorship environment cultivated at Texas Children’s Pediatrics Braeswood in Houston. Longtime colleagues Shannon Hayes,…
Leadership & Management
COOs in healthcare have seen their role gradually evolve due to the advancement of technology, a pandemic, and issues like workforce shortages. Becker’s spoke with 16 COOs from different health systems on how the role has changed over the years.…
Medicine is a profoundly rewarding profession, yet the daily challenges of patient care, academic rigor and research can sometimes obscure the joy that comes from making a difference in people’s lives. For academic medical centers, which integrate education, research and…
Against a backdrop of rising costs, workforce shortages and fragmented care, the Oracle Health and Life Sciences Summit convened leaders who are tackling these challenges head-on. Among the most anticipated conversations was a fireside chat between Seema Verma, executive vice…
How will the recent federal budget legislation – the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) – slowly and inevitably undermine rural hospitals? Here is how it will happen. The OBBB over time will significantly reduce the number of individuals receiving…
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Leaders of children’s hospitals, facing an array of industry headwinds, are leaning into advocacy to tackle pediatric care issues. The Children’s Hospital Association recently brought CEOs and other executives across the U.S. to Washington, D.C., to convene on the threats,…
As the new COO of UF Health Jacksonville (Fla.), Kerin Da Cruz, MSN, RN, is drawing on more than three decades of experience in clinical leadership to expand access, ease capacity strain and align operational growth across northeast Florida. In…
Five months into his tenure as president of Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network, Mark Sevco is doubling down on technology investments to improve access to care and workforce engagement. Mr. Sevco took on the role in March and now oversees the…
Healthcare executives today face a rapidly evolving policy and economic environment, marked by reimbursement reforms, research funding cuts, and inflationary pressures. As health systems prepare for the next 12 to 18 months, leaders are weighing difficult trade-offs while seeking innovative…
Nearly 8 in 10 U.S. adults in a recent Harvard/SSRS poll said parents should be required to have children vaccinated against preventable diseases like measles, mumps and rubella to attend school — including most Democrats and Republicans. And about 7…