Leadership & Management

Deborah Simonson, PharmD, serves as Vice President of Pharmacy Services for Ochsner Health System.

K. Craig Kent, MD, dean of The Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus, will leave his role for a new position at the University of Virginia, Ohio State announced Dec. 5.

Optimism is important to a chief experience officer. While this ideally should be true for all healthcare leaders, it's especially a core competency for CXOs.

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has proposed more than $3.2 trillion in taxes over 10 years to help pay for his policy proposals, including healthcare, Bloomberg News reported.

A Senate anti-monopoly bill is in the works that could transform the health system landscape, reviewing past megamergers and banning them entirely for companies with revenue over $40 billion, Bloomberg reports.

A surprising statistic from a survey of Midwestern voters suggests Americans' views on healthcare may not follow party lines in 2020.

Rhode Island Hospital and Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence are losing their president, Margaret M. Van Bree, according to The Boston Globe, which cites an announcement from the hospitals' parent company.

Todd Sachs, MD, FACS, serves as Regional Medical Director of Operations for Southern California Permanente Medical Group of Kaiser Permanente.

Aney Abraham, DNP, MSN, NE-BC, RN, serves as Associate Vice President of Medical, Oncology & Cardiology Nursing for Rush University Medical Center and Faculty Assistant Professor for Rush University College of Nursing.

Elissa Charbonneau, DO, MS, serves as Chief Medical Officer at Encompass Health Corporation.