Leadership

This news channel page highlights examples of leadership in hospital and health systems. While healthcare leadership is often seen as the positions of chief executive officers, chief clinical officers, chief of staff, and chief information officers, it also can can be other individuals or the entire healthcare system that shows unique ways to enhance patient care and manage strategies, quality, safety and revenue initiatives.

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CEO fired for giving himself unauthorized bonuses

Akram Boutros, MD, has been fired as president and CEO of MetroHealth after an investigation revealed $1.9 million in supplemental bonuses he authorized for himself.

November 22, 2022

Movers & Shakers: CEO departures at Duke Health and Bozeman Health

Welcome to Movers & Shakers, a roundup of the latest executive movements in the healthcare industry.

November 21, 2022
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Kaiser avoids historic nursing strike by boosting pay 22.5%

Kaiser Permanente staved off what would have been the largest private-sector nursing strike after reaching an agreement with 21,000 unionized Northern California nurses.

November 18, 2022
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As recession looms, CEO turnover steadies

CEO turnover leveled out in October after a period marked by a high rate of departures in the healthcare industry.

November 17, 2022
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CMO demand jumped during the COVID-19 pandemic

Chief medical officer is the hottest job title in the healthcare field over the past few years, according to recent data that revealed a jump in demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

 

November 16, 2022
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AMA opposes criminalization of pregnancy loss

The American Medical Association (AMA) released a number of new policy adoptions, including several in reaction to the recently changed reproductive health laws in the United States.

November 16, 2022
Leadership. Healthcare CEO turnover surged in the final months of 2022, indicating that the disruptive labor challenges that have defined this year may not be over.

HFMA president and CEO to retire in 2023

President and CEO of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA, will retire from his role June 1, 2023.

 

November 16, 2022
Survival on the rise among high-risk pulmonary embolism patients.

Movers & Shakers: CEO changes across Fox Chase, Gonzales, Ottumwa Regional, VCU Health

Check out this week’s Movers & Shakers, a roundup of the latest executive movements in the healthcare industry.

November 7, 2022

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Five of the largest U.S. medical societies focused on cardiovascular health are one step closer to seeing their paradigm-shifting proposal become a reality.

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions and Society of Thoracic Surgeons have both shared statements in support of the ban, which is already being challenged in court. The American Hospital Association, meanwhile, opposes the policy shift, saying it “errs by seeking to create a one-size-fits-all rule”

Alison Bailey, MD, co-chair of the business of cardiology sessions at ACC.24, emphasized that reimbursement cuts can have a long-term negative impact on patient. 

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