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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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
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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
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Philips announces 6,000 job cuts

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

 

January 30, 2023
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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
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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
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.

Tenet makes key leadership changes

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

 

January 20, 2023
The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF), a related organization of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), this week released a statement on the criminalization of medical errors. The APSF said criminal prosecution is unjust and counterproductive is healthcare organizations want to find ways to mitigate errors by understanding how they happen and create protocols or IT systems can can help prevent future errors. The criminal trial of nurse RaDonda Vaught was counterproductive to safety.

Healthcare workers are unhappy with their pay

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

January 20, 2023
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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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In addition, cardiologists average an additional $75,000 per year in incentive-based bonuses. That number is only higher for two other specialties. 

CMS has issued its proposed rule for the 2025 Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment system, suggesting a payment increase of 2.6%. According to the American Hospital Association, this update would not be enough at a time when hospitals are already struggling to stay open. 

The rumors, it seems, were true. Once the deal is finalized, Shockwave Medical will operate as a business unit within Johnson & Johnson MedTech.

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