Category: Leadership & Management

Year in review: Thinking differently, acting boldly

There’s no such thing as an uneventful year for the health care industry, but 2023 nonetheless stood out as particularly eventful. From staffing shortages and Medicaid changes to progress in artificial intelligence and the imperative to advance health …

CommonSpirit exec aims to make work 'fun again'

The last few years have been challenging for clinicians and the healthcare workforce.

What excites 101 health system executives for the next year

Becker’s asked C-suite executives from hospitals and health systems across the U.S. to share their organization’s areas of growth for the next few years. 

Viewpoint: The trouble with C-suite 'DINOS'

At the top of a recent LinkedIn article is a cartoon: An ominous T-rex in a white coat looms over two physicians. “We’re from the C-suite,” the title reads, “and we’re here to help.” 

Hospital care at home: How Cleveland Clinic reimagined acute hospital care delivery

Across the United States, healthcare systems and hospitals face extraordinary pressure to provide affordable care.  As 2022 and 2023 progressed after the pandemic, hospital leaders faced an opaque climate around the sustainability of care delivery…

CEOs' corporate jet use climbs

Executives’ use of corporate jets for personal travel has skyrocketed since the pandemic’s onset, The Wall Street Journal reported Jan. 16.

How 'quiet management' cuts through the noise of healthcare

There is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to managing teams, and managers may take different approaches based on team size, organization size, organizational needs and other factors. However, one approach has risen to the surface recently: “quiet man…

How University Hospitals' CEO is turning the page on work culture

Cliff Megerian, MD, CEO of Cleveland-based University Hospitals, launched a book club for employees in 2022. Today, Cliff’s Notes: A UH Book Club, which is named after Dr. Megerian, continues to evolve and grow.

It's time to 're-embrace strategic growth': 3 Qs for hospital CEOs

With hospital margins on the rise and financial position slowly improving for many organizations, top executives are mulling near- and long-term growth strategies.

Be 'an idealist without illusions,' says 1 health system CEO

President John F. Kennedy once said, “I’m an idealist without illusions.” His philosophy — striving for greatness within the margins of reality — could benefit health system leaders today, one executive told Becker’s.