Category: Leadership & Management

Hospital workforce wellness starts with priority-focused chief wellness officers: AMA

Armed with a strategic plan and a team to get the job done, chief wellness officers have plenty to do in terms of winning the confidence of their co-senior leaders and setting a robust communications strategy if they want a healthcare systems’ workforc…

10 women on the move

The following executive moves made by women have been reported by Becker’s since Dec. 22:

He was the hospital's financial auditor. Now he's its CEO.

When Brian Barta walks into a room, the first thing he does is start asking questions. 

Outgoing RWJBarnabas CEO reflects on 32-year career, from merger to COVID-19

In 1991, Barry Ostrowsky joined Barnabas Health as executive vice president and general counsel. In 2016, Barnabas Health merged with Robert Wood Johnson Health System, and he became the first president and CEO of the resulting West Orange, N.J.-based …

New York hospital offers college students a peek into the C-suite

Staten Island (N.Y.) University Hospital is offering paid summer internships for college students studying healthcare or business administration, SILive.com reported Dec. 28. 

Top investment plans for 2023 from 63 health system executives and leaders

The executives featured in this article are all speaking at the Becker’s Healthcare 13th Annual Meeting April 3-6, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago.

52% of Americans think COVID-19 PHE still needed

Fifty-two percent of Americans think a public health emergency should still be in effect for COVID-19, according to a new survey from Morning Consult. 

Providence heading into 2023: 10 things to know

Providence is a 52-hospital system headquartered in Renton, Wash.

The Joint Commission Revises Appointment Timelines – Rethink your Provider Management

The Joint Commission, the largest accrediting agency in the United States, has announced a revision to its accrediting requirements, allowing organizations to go from a bi-annual to a tri-annual credentialing appointment process.

Look alive as hospitals close and cut services, lawmakers urge HHS

Hospital closures, service reductions, mergers and acquisitions are creating a bed shortage and impeding patients’ access to timely care, a group of Massachusetts lawmakers contend in a letter to HHS that requests information from the agency on its par…