A top official on the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which oversees updates to vaccine recommendations, has resigned, according to a CBS News report. Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos, MD, sent a letter to ACIP members June 3 to share news of…
Leadership & Management
Rishi Sikka, MD, knows delivering healthcare takes a system — not just one person. He became CEO of Albuquerque, N.M.-based Presbyterian Healthcare Services in October. Before that, he served as president of Village Medical and as president of system enterprises…
Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke’s University Health Network recognized the 40th anniversary of President and CEO Rick Anderson’s tenure of leadership June 3. Mr. Anderson has served as head of the network since 1985. He is the nation’s longest-tenured healthcare executive,…
Elon Musk has called the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” backed by President Donald Trump, a “massive, outrageous … spending bill” nearly one week after he said his time as a special government employee and lead for the White House’s Department…
Hospitals reported 15 CEO exits in April — a 150% increase from six in March and the same percentage increase from April 2024. The finding is from a June 3 report from executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas that…
Across the country, rural facilities are rewriting the playbook on heart and stroke care — making bold and creative moves in limited resource environments. Through the American Heart Association’s Rural Health Care Outcomes Accelerator — a national initiative that connects…
Women are leading the charge in transforming the future of healthcare through innovation in health IT. These trailblazing leaders are streamlining administrative processes, eliminating inefficiencies, standardizing workflows, and driving meaningful change across the industry. Meet 100 women in health IT…
As the U.S. population ages, surgical programs must evolve to meet the complex needs of older adults. During a featured session at Becker’s Hospital Review 15th Annual Meeting, leaders from Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Rochester (New York) Regional…
As executive director of logistics, capacity and patient throughput at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System (SMHCS), I’m privileged to have been part of a major AI-enabled transformation in patient flow over the last several years. This work has yielded impressive…
Tremendous opportunities exist to leverage AI to improve healthcare and solve major challenges, in areas such as patient engagement, brand differentiation, revenue optimization and more. It’s important to remember, however, that because healthcare organizations have such incredibly high standards for…