Female CEOs employ a more positive communication style than their male counterparts, and they are on the rise in the healthcare sector, according to an Oct. 24 S&P Global report.
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Spine Team Texas CEO discusses ASC expansion plans
Mark Hood is the CEO of Southlake-based Spine Team Texas.
Telesitting, remote maternity care: Where telehealth is going next at Kaiser Permanente
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is creating a “hybrid” or “fluid” model of healthcare, mixing video visits, remote monitoring and “telesitting” — along with in-person treatment — to give patients care where and how they need it, said Edward Lee…
Female executives are leaving their companies at record rates — here’s why
Women in leadership are switching jobs at higher rates than have ever been seen before, according to the 2022 “Women in the Workplace” study from consulting firm McKinsey & Co.
Mississippi hospital facing closure owes CMS $5.6M
Greenwood (Miss.) Leflore Hospital has been in talks with the Jackson-based University of Mississippi Medical Center to take over operations in early December, but negotiations have stalled, partially because of the hospital’s $5.6 million in debt to C…
Nurses to petition Tenet hospital CEO over elimination of IV therapy team
Members of the Massachusetts Nurses Association plan to deliver a petition to the CEO of Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., urging the hospital to rescind the decision to eliminate the intravenous therapy team.
Froedtert Health sues Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate
Milwaukee-based Froedtert Health filed suit Oct. 25 against Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels over the use of its logo in the Republican’s campaign advertisements, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Oct. 26.
Optum vs. Tenet: How ASC strategies are shifting
Tenet Healthcare, parent company of ASC chain United Surgical Partners International, and Optum, parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, are looking at different ASC growth strategies as the year comes to a close.
5 hospitals, health systems raising nurses’ pay
The following hospitals and health systems have announced or shared plans for raising nurses’ pay in October:
New tech aims to measure physician performance
Physician Insights, a new tool created by Agilon Health, will be able to measure physicians’ performance and enhance healthcare delivery.
