Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health will soon require about 9,000 more workers to spend a portion of the week in-office, CEO David Holmberg told Patriot-News. 

Lexington (Neb.) Regional Health Center's CEO and board of directors are still working to solve disagreements that almost led them to part ways, local radio station KRVN reported Aug. 30. 

Santa Clara Valley Healthcare in San Jose, Calif., opened the new Valley Health Center Lundy primary care clinic, which will host the Tuberculosis Clinic & Refugee Health Assessment Program, according to an Aug. 30 new release.

Warren Buffett celebrated his 93rd birthday Aug. 30. For 45 of those years, the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway has penned letters to shareholders, many of which contain his thoughts on boards, CEOs and management.

CEO exits at hospitals are up year over year, and CEOs' tenures are shrinking at S&P 500 companies. However, some of healthcare's longest-tenured CEOs told Becker's they remain at their organizations and focused on how their teams are helping to ensure long-term success.

Culture may eat strategy for breakfast, as per management consultant Peter Drucker, but that may not be the case for now in healthcare, where leaders should be looking for planning aligned with vision issues, according to an Aug. 30 Kaufman Hall blog post.

I went to the hospital cafeteria yesterday to grab a quick bite to eat for the first time since I arrived eight hours ago. As I'm standing in line, I notice that the very pleasant cashier – let's call him Joe - is nimbly navigating between three different registers to ring out the customers waiting in line.

CEO exits are at a 21-year high. Coupled with a substantial number of executive retirements, many hospitals and health systems are looking to select their next in line. 

Several hospitals have recently appointed former CFOs to CEO roles. Here are the work histories of three recent CFO-to-CEO hires: 

.full-article-wrapper a { word-break: break-all; } When it comes to navigating a complex market, the stakes have never been higher for health systems. New payment models and a focus on patient-centered care show real promise to fundamentally change the way care is delivered. At the same time, the current cost pressures threaten the financial viability of hospitals and systems large and small. 

Unprecedented times call for unprecedented C-suite titles. 

In today's healthcare environment, organizations are focused on making adjustments to ensure long-term success. This includes realigning leadership structures. 

Benchmarking and distributed data sets have been available for years, yet many healthcare teams continue to struggle with adoption and usefulness of this data.

Voters may be restless over healthcare issues, but politicians, especially at the potential presidential level, aren't paying enough attention, Paul Keckley writes in his latest report.

The opioid crisis, adoption of telehealth and better use of data are just some of the issues uppermost in healthcare executives' minds, as well as the ever-present labor crisis and bringing innovation into everyday practices.

Hospitals and health systems sit at the intersection of many of today's most pressing social challenges. In the wake of a pandemic that exposed and preyed upon long-standing societal issues, patients, staff and boards are increasingly pushing for hospitals to become drivers of social change.

Peter Fine has led Phoenix-based Banner Health, a nonprofit system including 33 hospitals and other services in six states, since 2000.

Rural healthcare can be a headache for leadership, one many systems won't entertain. But for Wausau, Wis.-based Aspirus, it's the whole model; it's the growth plan. 

Becker's asked C-suite executives from hospitals and health systems across the U.S. to share their organization's areas of growth for the next few years. 

Becker's asked C-suite executives from hospitals and health systems across the U.S. to share their organization's areas of growth for the next few years.