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.

BayCare Announces New CEO

Movers & Shakers: Northwell Health, BayCare, ACC announce leadership appointments

Check out the latest executive movements in the healthcare industry with this week’s Movers & Shakers edition.

August 5, 2022
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Monkeypox declared public health emergency

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra made the announcement Aug. 4 in recognition of the continued rapid transmission of monkeypox in the U.S. and globally.

August 5, 2022
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Elevance Health partners with Adelade in value-based care push

The partnership aims to assist independent primary care physicians transition to value-based care by giving primary care providers in Elevance Health’s network to access Adelade’s suite of technology and local, in-person services.

August 3, 2022
Jefferson Names Joseph G. Cacchione, MD New CEO of Jefferson Health and Thomas Jefferson University

Jefferson taps Ascension Health CEO as new exec

Joseph G. Cacchione, MD, comes to Jefferson by way of Ascension Health, one of the largest private healthcare systems in the United States, where he has served as an executive since 2017

August 2, 2022
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Google, NIH converge on Arkansas over medical AI education, advancement

Data scientists and software engineers at the University of Arkansas have been awarded more than $140,000 by the NIH to educate biomedical researchers on the growing role of AI in big-data analytics.

August 2, 2022
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Cleveland Clinic offering Saturday appointments dedicated to contraceptive care

“Reproductive healthcare decisions are best made between a patient and their healthcare provider. It is critical that women and men have immediate access to contraception," says Tristi Muir, MD, chair of the Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health Institute at Cleveland Clinic.

July 29, 2022
During the 2022 State of the Union address, President Biden outlined a new plan to combat COVID-19 by testing and immediate treatment, plans to reduce drug costs, the need for more mental health coverage, and a call for more cancer research under an NIH program.

President Biden tests positive for COVID-19

President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, the White House confirmed.

July 21, 2022
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Inflation eating away hospital margins

Hospitals and health systems have been facing tight margins over the past few years during the COVID-19 pandemic, and with historic inflation, things aren’t likely to get better anytime soon.

July 21, 2022

Around the web

Half a year after President Biden officially directed federal agencies in the executive branch’s bailiwick to “seize the promise and manage the risks” of AI, the White House has posted a status report.

U.S. physicians often receive payments from medical device manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies. New research in JAMA found a connection between receiving such payments and using specific devices—should the industry be concerned? 

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.

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