• Technology Proven to Improve Operating Room Performance Data Analytics Drive Patient Safety, OR Efficiency, and Profitability

    North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA) is a leader in patient safety and healthcare innovation. In 2008, NAPA achieved remarkable results when it installed the first HIPAA- and PHI-compliant, third-party RVA camera-with-feedback in a U.S. hospital. Within weeks of implementing NAPA Peak Performance2 in the operating room (OR), compliance for surgical safety checklist, sign-ins, time-outs, sign-outs, and terminal cleaning regularly neared or achieved 100% in that location. These sustainable results inspired one of New York’s largest health systems to implement and expand this concept to more than 150 ORs in 23 hospitals. RVA metrics also enabled OR staff to reduce turnover times and first case start delays. NAPA Peak Performance2 (PP2) produces better clinical and financial outcomes.
  • Jefferson CEO says executive 'should have known better' in Twitter use

    The leadership team of Jefferson Health and Thomas Jefferson University is responding to a report about one executive's use of Twitter, which involved "liking" tweets about COVID-19 vaccines and gender reassignment surgery.
  • 埃默里下任首席执行官:倾听,“wh交流y' crucial for system engagement

    On July 1, Joon Sup Lee, MD, will begin serving as CEO of Emory Healthcare, an 11-hospital system headquartered in Atlanta.
  • Members press National Academies on Sackler donations

    Members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine are looking to the organization for answers on why it accepted millions of dollars in donations from the Sackler family — which owns Purdue Pharma — while also advising the federal government on its opioid policies, The New York Times reported April 28.
  • Journal corrects images in study co-authored by Stanford president after allegations of research misconduct

    The European Molecular Biology Organization Journal has issued a correction to a paper for which Stanford (Calif.) University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne, PhD, a prominent neuroscientist, is listed as a co-author.
  • Women CEOs now outnumber those named John at big companies

    Among CEOs, women finally outnumber their counterparts with the first name John among S&P 500 companies — progress in what is a memorable measurement of gender representation that stems from a 2015 New York Times article.
  • Avera hospital CEO dies at 56

    Mikel Holland, MD, regional president and CEO of Pierre, S.D.-based Avera St. Mary's Hospital, died April 23 at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., according to his obituary. He was 56.
  • 'We can't just sit back in our clinics': How Memorial Hermann shapes its community health initiatives

    Memorial Hermann Health System's commitment to community health has roots going back decades. But these days, this commitment is more than a persistent focus; it's branded into the Houston-based organization's identity, CEO David Callender, MD, told Becker's.
  • For healthcare leaders, it is time to play more like pickleball than tennis

    I enjoy playing tennis and prefer the sport over pickleball any day. Yet, I often find myself on the pickleball court instead of the tennis court. Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in America. The sport is booming with more players, teams, leagues, equipment and buzz than ever before.
  • Florida surgeon general altered COVID-19 vaccine study findings: Report

    Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, MD, PhD, altered findings from a state health department study last year to suggest mRNA COVID-19 vaccines pose an increased risk of cardiac-related death among younger men, according to records obtained by Politico.
  • From Start to Finish: Streamlining Provider Lifecycle Management to Deliver Value Back to Healthcare Organizations

    While processes like enrollment and credentialing may often seem more administrative in nature, they have very real impacts on patient care and safety, as well as a hospital or health system’s financial performance.
  • Healthcare 'silver linings': 21 hospital leaders on what's worth celebrating

    The American Hospital Association kicked off its annual conference in Washington, D.C., on April 23 with discussions about hospital finances, rural healthcare challenges and opportunities to create better access to mental and behavioral healthcare.
  • National Academies faces scrutiny over Sackler donations

    The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine accepted millions of dollars in donations from the Sackler family — which owns Purdue Pharma — while also advising the federal government on its opioid policies, The New York Times reported April 23.
  • The Workforce of the Future: What Hospitals Need to Stay Competitive 

    在这个独一无二的问答,Vituity总统西奥Koury, MD, shares his expert take on the hiring challenges facing hospitals and health systems and ways to successfully recruit for and shape the workforce of the future.
  • Cone Health CEO pushes back on Atrium Health's hospital proposal

    Atrium Health has proposed a new hospital in Greensboro, N.C. The CEO of Cone Health, based in Greensboro, isn't keen on the idea.
  • White House plans to nominate head of National Cancer Institute to run NIH

    President Joe Biden is looking to nominate Monica Bertagnolli, MD, to run the National Institutes of Health, two people familiar with the matter told Politico in an April 19 report.
  • 'Handing off a treasure': Inside Rady Children's seamless CEO transition

    When done properly, a handoff — from shift to shift, for example — creates continuity and consistency in a hospital setting, ensuring no balls are dropped when it comes to patient care.
  • Florida hospital board says no to 2nd COVID-19 review

    Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital's board has voted against a motion asking for a second investigation into the hospital's COVID-19 policies and treatment protocols, after an initial internal review published in February concluded the hospital saw stronger outcomes among COVID-19 patients than other hospitals.
  • 'Fail fast and fail forward': BJC HealthCare's CEO on learning from mistakes

    圣路易斯的总裁兼首席执行官贝健康Care, Rich Liekweg is facing the same challenges as other leaders in the industry, including inflation and workforce shortages. But he said there are opportunities for his organization amid these difficult circumstances.
  • Q1 hospital CEO exits outpace 2022

    Companies announced 418 CEO exits in the first three months of 2023, with 54 occurring in hospitals and health systems, according to one new analysis.