Category: Leadership & Management

Healthcare provider organizations’ greatest political advantage? Local presence

It was no surprise when the Journal of the American Medical Association published research last month that found “trust in physicians and hospitals [had] decreased substantially…from 71.5% in April 2020 to 40.1% in January 2024.” 

'Microretirement' trend entices some younger workers

Some younger workers are pausing their careers for travel or other endeavors to experience a “microretirement,” The Wall Street Journal reported Sept. 3.

3 healthcare takeaways from the Trump-Harris debate

Immigration and the economy emerged as major topics during the 90-minute presidential debate Sept. 10 between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. However, the candidates spent some of the time on two healthcare topics: abort…

Northwestern Medicine launches healthcare leadership center for MBAs

Northwestern Medicine has established a new healthcare leadership center in partnership with the university’s business school, supported by a $10 million endowment.

AdventHealth CEO on approaching big decisions

Making hard choices is part of what it takes to be a CEO, but Terry Shaw, president and CEO of Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth, urged people in a Sept. 10 LinkedIn post to relieve themselves of the “perfect decision” myth.

When healthcare executives struggle to take time off

If there is a spectrum of PTO use, Jandel Allen-Davis, MD, suspects she is at one extreme.

AI, shifting customer needs top 12-month CEO agendas

The latest EY CEO Outlook Pulse survey of 1,200 global executives, featuring a new Global CEO Confidence Index, identifies key disruptive issues that will drive CEO actions in the next 12 months.

What to know about this dynamic C-suite role

The chief of staff role has been described as “one of the hardest jobs that you can have,” according to an October 2023 McKinsey article.

Where are departing COOs heading?

Internal promotion to CEO was the most common result of COO turnover this year, according to a Crist Kolder Associates report. 

UVA Health defends CEO, med school dean following no-confidence letter

University and health system officials are responding to a no-confidence letter against K. Craig Kent, MD, UVA Health’s CEO and executive vice president for health affairs at the University of Virginia, and Melina Kibbe, MD, dean of the school of medic…