“Chief business innovation officer” isn’t a title you hear every day. But Catherine Corbin — who is pioneering the role at Memphis, Tenn.-based St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital — is an architect by trade. She’s used to building things from t…
Category: Leadership & Management
Most board members at the nation's top hospitals have no healthcare background: Study
Less than 15 percent of board members overseeing the nation’s top hospitals have a professional background in healthcare, while more than half have a background in finance or business services, according to a study published Feb. 8 in the Journal of Ge…
'Chief TikTok officers' may be coming to a C-suite near you
Some companies are adding specific roles to crack a vital, yet challenging market: TikTok.
CEOs are starting their jobs at younger ages
Among S&P 500 companies, the average age of CEOs at appointment was younger in 2022 than the year prior, according to a report released Feb. 13 by leadership advisory firm Spencer Stuart.
4 things health, wellness professionals do to combat burnout
Four common themes emerged from a poll asking 30 individuals who work in health and wellness about what they do to prevent burnout, according to a Feb. 11 report from CNBC.
US senator probes Ascension, alleging it operates 'like a private equity fund'
Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin is probing St. Louis-based Ascension — which operates 33 facilities in her state — alleging the health system is acting on private, not public, interests.
6 hospitals seeking CEOs
Here are six hospitals that recently posted job listings seeking CEOs.
Florida further limits gender-affirming care access
In November, Florida medical boards voted to ban gender-affirming care for minors. Now, the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine plans to do away with an exception that allowed individuals participating in clinical trials to receive puberty blockers a…
The No. 1 problem keeping hospital CEOs up at night
Workforce problems in U.S. hospitals are troublesome enough for the American College of Healthcare Executives to devote a new category to them in its annual survey on hospital CEOs’ concerns. In the latest survey, executives identified “workforce chall…
Maryland Hospital Association CEO is out
Bob Atlas is no longer president and CEO of the Maryland Hospital Association, a spokesperson for the group confirmed to Becker’s.
