Leadership & Management

Healthcare workers face increasing workplace violence, ranging from verbal abuse to physical assault. Studies show they experience higher rates of violence than most professions, with 8% to 38% encountering physical violence during their careers. Workplace violence not only harms workers…

Addressing the challenges facing healthcare leaders requires focus on more than one priority. In the case of SSM Health, four areas are at the foundation of its approach to taking on what President and CEO Laura Kaiser calls "wicked" problems.

President Donald Trump's administration is requiring federal agency leaders to prepare for "large-scale reductions in force," according to a Feb. 26 memo from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and U.S. Office of Management and Budget.

1. Healthcare has a big supply and demand problem. Demand for healthcare continues to exceed the number of physicians, nurses and allied healthcare providers available in what is one of the most pressing math problems of our time.

Approximately 129 million Americans are living with at least one chronic condition, and fragmentation of care creates a significant hurdle as these individuals often find themselves navigating a complex web of health care services.

Pfizer has appointed former Patrizia Cavazzoni, MD, former director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, as its new chief medical officer, Bloomberg reported Feb. 24. 

Health systems often relinquish too much responsibility and oversight in their partnerships, John Starcher, president and CEO of Bon Secours Mercy Health, told Becker's.

Amid economic pressures and increasing demand for costly therapies and pharmaceuticals like GLP-1s, hospital and health system CFOs face a difficult challenge: how to balance fiscal stewardship, while providing employees with comprehensive health benefits.

Positivity in leadership, especially during crises, requires balancing optimism with realistic, strategic action. Positivity can be misunderstood as naivety, but when combined with execution, it becomes a powerful force for progress.

At least one federal healthcare program's funding and some jobs have been reinstated following recent cuts at HHS, including the CDC, FDA and National Institutes of Health, according to reports from Reuters and The Hill.