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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Hospitals set back by private payers’ penchant for declining claims, delaying payments

Commercial health insurers tend to reimburse providers considerably more per service than their governmental counterparts. However, they’re also much more likely to initially deny claims.

May 29, 2023
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Unhappy surgery workers call Mayo Clinic leadership to task

Around 275 union and nonunion employees are petitioning the CEO and their department chair over what they’re calling unsafe working conditions.

May 26, 2023
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Int’l panel: Safeguard human health against AI now—or risk losing the chance forever

As the world grapples with the potential downsides of generative AI, a global group of healthcare researchers is warning of health perils that could emanate from well beyond clinical settings.

May 10, 2023
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Report: Top 10 reasons nurses resign

Up to 31% of nurses intend to leave their current patient care position within the next year, according to survey results published by McKinsey and Co.

May 9, 2023
New research presented at the 103rd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery examined the lack of diversity seen among this important specialty. 

Exploring diversity, compensation among academic cardiothoracic surgeons

New research presented at the 103rd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery examined the lack of diversity seen in this important specialty. 

May 8, 2023
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CDC director announces her resignation from the agency

News of the CDC director’s departure comes on the same day as an announcement made by the World Health Organization declaring the end of the COVID global health emergency.

May 5, 2023

Nurses return to hospitals after pandemic exodus

Hospitals are seeing a return of the nursing workforce after many left their jobs during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 1, 2023
The FDA has cleared tirzepatide (Mounjaro) from Eli Lilly, a once-weekly injectable dual glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide receptor agonist (GLP-1) for improving glycemic control among adults with type 2 diabetes.

Eli Lilly targets FDA approval for weight loss medication

Tirzepatide, sold under the name Mounjaro, is among a handful of drugs with big buzz for their weight loss results, and approval for obesity could be a huge revenue source for Eli Lilly in the future.

April 28, 2023

Around the web

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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