Category: Leadership & Management

After Supreme Court abortion decision, hospitals grapple with uncertain legal landscape

With the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade, hospitals and health systems are reviewing the decision and potential effects it may have on their reproductive health services.

Gender gap hits remote work

Men are disproportionately more likely to be offered remote work opportunities and have the option to work from home compared to women, according to a June 23 McKinsey survey.

Hospital Operations Virtual Summit Co-Hosted by LeanTaaS Reveals AI’s Role in Achieving Healthcare ROI

The tumultuous events of the past few years have increased pressure on hospitals and health systems, and irrevocably impacted how they operate.

‘The decision to end a pregnancy is a medical conversation, not a legal or political one’

As expected, and as many feared, the U.S. Supreme Court has rolled back the privacy rights of women to make their own choices about their healthcare in the official decision released on June 24 to overturn Roe v. Wade.

HHS launches a website for reproductive care 

HHS has launched a website, reproductiverights.gov, to help people understand their abortion rights and find access to contraception and abortion services, Politico reported June 29. 

Trinity Health combines ministries, restructures leadership in New York

Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health is restructuring leadership in its New York region as it combines St. Peter’s Health Partners in Albany and St. Joseph’s Health in Syracuse into one regional ministry.

Michael Dowling: The lost art of compromise

In nearly every facet of our lives, all of us are routinely put in the position of trying to settle disputes or disagreements, whether it be with our spouses or significant others, our children, our siblings, co-workers, neighbors, contractors — you na…

HHS vows to enforce exceptions to abortion bans

HHS has laid out its plans and assurances for how the agency will support both patients and providers seeking and providing abortions in states in which it is banned, according to a June 28 press release. 

Trust will be key to vaccinating youngest children in ‘marathon’ rollout, hospital CEOs say

Now that children as young as 6 months old are able to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, hospitals and health systems are gearing up to address patient family concerns regarding those vaccines. 

Intermountain’s Dan Liljenquist: ‘Collaborating disruptively’ key to advancing healthcare

Dan Liljenquist combines his passions for public policy and healthcare as chief strategy officer of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare.