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.

Cleveland Clinic to help like-minded hospitals boost quality, improve outcomes

Cleveland Clinic experts will work with hospitals and health systems “to ensure the highest standards of patient care delivery, enhancing operational efficiencies and supporting the professional development and education of clinical and non-clinical staff."

October 31, 2022

These states are struggling the most to find primary care physicians

Among primary care physicians, there is a huge unmet need in certain parts of the country, according to a recent ranking from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

October 27, 2022

Alabama doctor loses license after being charged with human trafficking

Janaki Earla, MD, was arrested on charges of human trafficking. He is an internist at Wellness Medical Center in Trussville, Alabama.

October 26, 2022

HCA Healthcare slashes contract labor to cut costs

One of the nation’s largest health systems is shoring up its expenses by cutting back on contract labor amid growing financial challenges.

October 25, 2022

Medtronic to split patient monitoring and respiratory interventions businesses

Medtronic says the spinoff is an opportunity to better position both entities and create value.

October 24, 2022

Philips cuts 4K jobs amid falling sales

“These initial actions are needed to start turning the company around," new CEO Roy Jakobs said in a statement.

October 24, 2022

The American Hospital Association (AMA) is warning healthcare systems the Russians may attempt cyber attacks amid rising tensions of the war in Ukraine and the international community's response. #Ukraine #warinukraine #ukrainewar

MercyOne recovers from cyberattack of parent company

CommonSpirit became aware of an IT attack that was impacting some of its facilities, and the healthcare company subsequently took certain systems offline, including electronic health records and patient portals.

October 21, 2022

Former Tenet Healthcare CEO dies

The former CEO and executive chairman of Tenet Healthcare, Ron Rittenmeyer, has died. He was 75.

October 18, 2022

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Cardiovascular Business

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.

Cardiovascular Business

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.

Cardiovascular Business

Safety update: Sensor issue with Abbott CGMs ruled a Class I recall

The sensors of certain FreeStyle Libre 3 devices are producing inaccurate glucose readings and should not be used. Two patient injuries have been reported. Abbott first reported the problem in July.

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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