Category: Leadership & Management

Viewpoint: Diversity leaders’ perspectives key in back-to-office policies

Chief diversity officers should play a key role in the development and implementation of back-to-office policies, according to a Sept. 29 Fortune article. 

CFO to CEO pipeline hits new peak

Companies are looking for — and promoting — CFOs with CEO qualities, Fortune reported Sept. 29. 

Obama: US has ‘more of a disease care system than a healthcare system’

Precision medicine research is advancing, but the U.S. healthcare system is not nimble in its implementation of new technologies, according to former President Barack Obama. 

President of highly-ranked Cleveland Clinic Weston on the mission-reputation connection

Cleveland Clinic Weston (Fla.) Hospital was recently listed among the world’s best specialized and smart hospitals by Newsweek. According to Weston’s president, Rodolfo Blandon, MD, focus, empathy and collaboration are key contributors to the hospital’…

Stanford Medicine exec: Why hospitals need a wellness chief

Over the last few years, it has become even more crucial for hospitals and health systems to have a designated senior-level leader to oversee clinician wellness efforts.

JHU scientist who created the COVID-19 dashboard wins Lasker award

Lauren Gardner, PhD, has received the 2022 Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award for creating the COVID-19 dashboard. The tool went on to become the world’s most trusted source for real-time data about the SARS-CoV-2 virus’ spread. 

The advice 6 hospital CEOs remember most

The Corner Office series asks healthcare leaders to answer questions about their life in and outside the office.

3 University of Iowa Health Care leaders share advice for women in medicine

In honor of the American Medical Association’s Women in Medicine Month during September, several leaders from Iowa City-based University of Iowa Health Care are sharing their advice to young professionals.  

Connections, board experience integral to female CEOs’ leadership growth: survey

A strong support system and experience serving on a board are among the most useful tools for female CEOs, according to a Sept. 21 report from Los Angeles-based management consulting firm Korn Ferry. 

HHS declares PHE in Florida ahead of Hurricane Ian

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra declared a public health emergency in Florida Sept. 26 as the state braces for the emergency health effects of Hurricane Ian, which is expected to bring hurricane conditions to parts of the state’s west coast by Sept. 28.&n…