Category: Leadership & Management

9 hospitals seeking CEOs

Here are nine hospitals that recently posted job listings seeking CEOs.

6 management tips for when staffing is low and workload is high

The healthcare industry is facing a worker shortage, catalyzing service cuts, facility closures and lapses in care quality nationwide. In such situations, leaders need to “do more with less,” according to an Oct. 17 article in Harvard Business Review.&…

Gates Foundation commits $1.2B to eradicate polio

At the World Health Summit on Oct. 16, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said it is pledging $1.2 billion to support global efforts to eradicate polio. 

Proactive discharge planning for more efficient patient flow: reduce “avoidable” days through actionable data

As the physicians, nurses, staff, and patient caregivers involved know all too well, inpatient discharge planning is critical to minimizing length of stay (LOS) and supporting the patient care journey.

14 women making moves in healthcare

The following executive moves made by women have been reported by or shared with Becker’s since Oct. 7. 

4 exercises for executives feeling fearful

Leaders, including those in healthcare, have a lot on their plates, including a shifting workforce, a terse political environment, economic uncertainty and an uptick in violence. For many executives, Harvard Business Review reports, these factors culmi…

6 ways healthcare leaders can get — and stay — ahead

The healthcare industry changes quickly. Leaders who invest in self-development and improve their agility are more likely to keep up — and get ahead, according to an Oct. 11 article from the Buccino Leadership Institute at South Orange, N.J.-based Seto…

7 success tips for executive women

As women continue to be burned out at higher rates and are still underrepresented in executive roles, Forbes created a list of seven tips for women pursuing or already in executive roles. 

CEO of Methodist Health System stands by CommonSpirit amid ransomware attack

In an article published by Becker’s Hospital Review on Oct. 12, the chief information security officer for Methodist Health System in Omaha, Neb., offered comments related to CommonSpirit’s current EHR outage.

Former Tenet CEO Ronald Rittenmeyer dies at 75

Ronald Rittenmeyer, former executive chair and CEO of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, died Oct. 11 at age 75, according to his obituary.