Leadership & Management

Following a year of significant financial, workforce and operational challenges, hospital and health system CEOs are redefining leadership and adopting new mindsets and approaches to meet today’s complex environment. Becker’s asked leaders: Looking back over the past year, what is…

The National Institutes of Health has recently implemented several changes to how it awards and oversees research grants. Seven things to know: 1. On Nov. 18, the NIH said all award notices will now include language stating grants can be…

Health system leaders are juggling heightened uncertainties in 2025, including financial challenges and workforce shortages.  The organizations that can thrive in this era will not necessarily be those with the strongest balance sheet or largest footprint, but rather those led…

St. Louis-based BJC Health is on a pivotal journey, marked by a major merger, ongoing integration efforts, a new enterprise name and the recent appointment of Nick Barto as president and CEO. Mr. Barto stepped into the top leadership role…

When Erik Wexler became president and CEO of Providence in January, one factor was already working in his favor: the board’s decision to promote an internal candidate. “I had been with the organization for almost 10 years at that point,…

Hospitals reported 104 CEO exits from January through October 2025 — a 15.5% increase from 90 recorded during the same period in 2024. The finding comes from executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas’ latest report on CEO turnovers in…

The Joint Commission’s new National Performance Goals take effect in January 2026 and language access, once viewed as a patient experience issue, is emerging as a core safety and accreditation requirement. Health systems are being asked to reexamine how communication,…

Martin Kulldorff, PhD, is leaving his position as chairman of the CDC’s influential vaccine advisory committee for a new role as chief scientific officer for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, HHS said in a Dec.…

In a panel discussion at Becker’s Fall 2025 Chief Pharmacy Officer Summit, leaders from Intermountain Health (Salt Lake City), UC Davis Health (Sacramento, Calif.) and CoverMyMeds (Columbus, Ohio) shared how health systems are modernizing pharmacy operations with new tools, direct-to-consumer…

From a revenue cycle perspective, 2025 threw us some curve balls. For the first time in six years, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed an increase to the Physician Fee Schedule. At the same time, they also suggested…