Category: Leadership & Management

9 Indiana executive orders address healthcare

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun signed nine executive orders Jan. 22 related to healthcare. 

Retired Missouri hospital executives lead university master's program

Springfield, Mo.-based Drury University is launching a master of healthcare administration program led by two retired healthcare executives.

Trump administration halts health agency communications: Report

Officials on President Donald Trump’s team have directed federal health agencies to pause external communications, including health advisories and scientific reports, The Washington Post reported Jan. 21, citing anonymous sources.

The 2 challenges keeping Yale New Haven Health's CEO up at night

Christopher O’Connorhas served as CEO of Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health System, an academic health system with roughly 30,000 employees, since 2022. As he looks toward 2025, Mr. O’Connor is focused on navigating two major challenges: ensuring financial …

The 2 challenges keeping Yale New Haven Health's CEO up at night

Christopher O’Connorhas served as CEO of Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health System, an academic health system with roughly 30,000 employees, since 2022. As he looks toward 2025, Mr. O’Connor is focused on navigating two major challenges: ensuring financial …

Why 2024 was a 'banner year' for Jefferson Health

Following the Aug. 1 merger of Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health and Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network, the system has been working on integrating its 32 hospitals and more than 700 care sites. 

The 'bold ambitions' driving Hartford HealthCare's patient safety strategy

In November, all seven Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare hospitals received “A” safety grades from The Leapfrog Group for the second time. Since 2019, the health system has reduced hospital-acquired infections by 40% and serious safety events by 39%.

Why Valley Children's posts quality data outside of Starbucks

At Valley Children’s Hospital in Madera, Calif., quality metrics are on full display for everyone to see — even in front of the Starbucks within the hospital walls. 

Health systems brace for more Medicare, uncompensated care

Health systems across the U.S. are preparing for shifts in Medicare and Medicaid programs, affecting their patient populations.

President Trump's 1st-day healthcare moves: 7 things to know

President Donald Trump signed multiple healthcare executive orders and selected additional cabinet members after he was sworn into office Jan. 20.