Category: Leadership & Management

Dyad leadership moves to the C-suite

A dyad leadership model — which often pairs a clinician with a non-clinical administrative leader for strategic and operational responsibility — is not new in healthcare. However, the model continues to evolve and is used in various ways at organizatio…

The advice 7 hospital CEOs remember most

The Corner Office series asks hospital and health system CEOs to answer questions about their life in and outside the office.

The upside of workforce challenges, per AtlantiCare's CEO

Michael Charlton was named president and CEO of Atlantic City, N.J.-based AtlantiCare on Oct. 3, and he brings experience at the helm to his role. 

St. Peter's CEO apologizes after nurses' information leaked

St. Peter’s Health in Helena, Mont., has ended its contract with a union consultant after an internal leak of nurses’ personal information, the Daily Montanan reported Oct. 3. 

CEOs must take the lead in changing offices: Gallup

If CEOs want the benefits of office work — more effective collaboration, better engagement and improved connection to the company’s mission — they need to take the lead on return-to-office initiatives, according to an Oct. 4 report from Gallup. 

Commit to going 'all in': Advice from a CFO-turned-CEO

When a CFO decides they want to become a CEO, they must commit to that path, said David Cauble, CEO of Klamath Falls, Ore.-based Sky Lakes Medical Center.

Viewpoint: The ethics of selling primary care next to Cheetos

Ethical dilemmas are on the horizon as more tech and retail companies enter the healthcare space, according to an Oct. 3 Forbes viewpoint piece by Sachin Jain, MD, president and CEO of SCAN Group and SCAN Health Plan. 

Women in the lead: How 1 health system is benefitting from 5 female presidents

The healthcare field as a career path for women is a tale of two journeys. According to McKinsey, healthcare outpaces other industries in its representation of women. Women account for 75 percent of entry-level healthcare roles, 70 percent of manager r…

The most common degrees for healthcare CEOs

Half of CEOs at top-performing healthcare companies hold an MBA as their terminal degree, according to a recent report from Crist Kolder Associates. 

Walgreens weighing former Cigna exec as CEO

Walgreens Boots Alliance is considering former Express Scripts and Cigna executive Tim Wentworth as its next CEO, Bloomberg reported Sept. 29.