Category: Leadership & Management

Thomas Health CEO to retire amid new partnership with WVU Medicine

Dan Lauffer will retire as president and CEO of Thomas Health as the South Charleston, W. Va.-based health system begins a new partnership with Morgantown, W. Va.-based WVU Medicine.

CMS releases health equity plan, encourages leaders to participate

CMS has released a multipronged health equity strategy to be used throughout the agency and is encouraging healthcare leaders to get involved in creating sustainable, equitable strategies, CMS reported April 20. 

How three health systems are using AI and better math to improve hospital capacity utilization

Hospitals are speeding towards a head-on collision.

4 healthcare companies with most innovative boards: Fortune

Four healthcare companies have been featured on Fortune’s Modern Board 25 — a list of companies with the most forward-thinking boards. 

7 hospitals seeking CEOs

Below are seven hospitals that recently posted job listings seeking CEOs.

Chief executive of Providence St. Mary being replaced

Susan Blackburn, chief executive of Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla, Wash., is leaving the hospital, the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin reported April 15.

The successful department chief: Essential skills, considerations in a changing landscape

As new chiefs and chairs start to take on their new jobs during this dynamic era, it’s clear that the role of the chief has changed dramatically over time.

Playing golf can lead to academic promotions. But women often are left out of the club.

One reason women struggle to advance in academic medicine is they are often excluded from male-dominated networking activities such as golf, research suggests. 

21 top management risks in healthcare for 2022

Crowe, a public accounting, consulting and technology company, released its 2022 report on April 14 identifying the top management risks facing healthcare organizations.

Oklahoma hospital fires CEO, shakes up C-suite

McCurtain Memorial Hospital in Idabel, Okla., fired its CEO and added three new executives in less than a month.