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.

Cardiologist blasts into space on Jeff Bezos-funded Blue Origin rocket
The nine-minute flight was a complete success. Prior Blue Origin space tourism missions have included everyone from Bezos himself to Star Trek actor William Shatner.
Reduce, reuse, recycle: How cath labs can lower cardiology’s colossal carbon footprint
Cath labs, like radiology suites and operating rooms, are leading contributors to the world’s growing carbon footprint.
ACR CEO discusses solution to fight burdensome prior authorizations in medical imaging
Dana Smetherman, MD, MBA, outlines a possible remedy for the growing number of these roadblocks in the specialty.
Cardiologist to chair new FDA advisory committee focused on AI, other digital health technologies
The Digital Health Advisory Committee is tasked with providing perspective and recommendations on a wide variety of topics. These insights will then help the FDA draft new policies and make other important decisions.
DOJ suing health system in alleged kickback scheme
Three years after a pair of former hospital C-suite executives blew the whistle on their own institution, the U.S. Department of Justice has acted on the complaint.

Doctor gets prison time for operating pill mill

A Pennsylvania physician sold medically unnecessary prescriptions for oxycodone and other controlled substances to about 120 individuals from 2016 to 2020.

January 30, 2023

Burnout is causing clinicians to say goodbye to healthcare

The latest findings highlight the worsening crisis of burnout among U.S. clinicians, who have frequently cited the COVID-19 pandemic as a major impact.

January 30, 2023

layoffs staff cuts termination workforce

Philips announces 6,000 job cuts

Philips plans to cut 6,000 jobs by 2025, including 3,000 in 2023.

January 30, 2023

Kroger launches colorectal clinical trial sites

Kroger’s latest move underscores how large companies in other industries are making their way into the healthcare space.

January 26, 2023

Movers & Shakers: CVS Health, Intrion add new leadership appointees

Welcome to Movers & Shakers, a roundup of the latest executive movements in the healthcare industry, featuring new from CVS Health and Intricon.

January 25, 2023

Tenet makes key leadership changes

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, the nation's largest ambulatory platform, has announced several leadership changes.

January 20, 2023

Healthcare workers are unhappy with their pay

Just over half of healthcare workers believe they are paid fairly for their work.

January 20, 2023

CEO turnover dropped to lowest level since 2017 in second half of 2022

The Great Resignation hit the healthcare industry by storm during the COVID-19 pandemic, but turnover among CEOs slowed to its lowest level in five years toward the end of 2022.

January 19, 2023

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Cath lab techs and nurses see new normal with post-COVID pay

In the post-COVID era, wages for permanent RNs are rising, and wages for travelers are decreasing. A new report tracked these trends and more.

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Merit Medical to purchase Cook Medical’s lead management portfolio for $210M

Two medical device companies have announced a transaction that could shake up the U.S. electrophysiology market.

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Abiomed, Biosense Webster, Cerenovus now all known as Johnson & Johnson MedTech

These companies were already part of the Johnson & Johnson family, but they had still retained their previous brand names. Now, each one is officially going by Johnson & Johnson MedTech.

Leadership

Cardiologist blasts into space on Jeff Bezos-funded Blue Origin rocket

Reduce, reuse, recycle: How cath labs can lower cardiology’s colossal carbon footprint

ACR CEO discusses solution to fight burdensome prior authorizations in medical imaging

Cardiologist to chair new FDA advisory committee focused on AI, other digital health technologies

DOJ suing health system in alleged kickback scheme

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