Management

There are plenty of headwinds for health systems in the coming year, but there are signs that better days are coming, Fitch Ratings analysts said in a conference call.

Nurses walked out at Montefiore Medical Center and Mount Sinai Hospital Monday. The nurses said they achieved their goals of securing better staffing levels and wages, and the hospitals said they are pleased with the agreements.

A court ruling has given the Department of Health and Human Services the chance to craft a solution over underpayments from the federal program. Hospitals sought faster relief after a Supreme Court ruling last year.

Ashish Shah, CEO and founder of Dina, talked with Chief Healthcare Executive about his young company and the need to improve the coordination of care.

Madera Community Hospital, a 106-bed facility in central California, filed for bankruptcy and shut down. Carmela Coyle, CEO of the California Hospital Association, warns that others are at risk of closure.

After talks broke down overnight, nurses at Montefiore Medical Center and Mount Sinai Hospital walked out Monday morning.

The two health systems will stay independent, but they plan to operate a new clinically integrated network as a separate entity.

To attract and retain staff, healthcare organizations must improve the data capture equipment and systems that nurses use daily.

MetroHealth names a new chief operating officer, BayCare chooses a chief physician executive, and other leaders take new roles.

Stanford Medicine Children’s Health has an all-women team. Kelly Mahaney of Stanford Medicine talked to Chief Healthcare Executive about improving diversity in the male-dominated field.

Nurses are prepared to walk out of city hospitals on Jan. 9 if they don’t get agreements. Hospitals are preparing for a walkout, including delaying procedures and transferring patients.

The company touts the value of its software in helping hospitals serve more patients and unlock their capacity. Sanjeev Agrawal, LeanTaaS president, spoke with Chief Healthcare Executive about the firm’s growth.

Health systems saw lower expenses, but expenses have surpassed revenues throughout the year.

Cyberattacks continued to target hospitals and health systems. More than 21 million people were affected by the 11 largest breaches of health information.

Nurses at several New York hospitals say they will walk out Jan. 9 if they can’t get a new contract.

U.S. Senators Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren, and eight Democratic House members, want to know what is being done to sustain struggling hospitals.

Organizations that leverage technologies that can scale and operationalize digital health initiatives will be better positioned to provide positive outcomes for patients.

America's maternal mortality rate is the worst of all developed nations. There is truly no conversation about improving maternal health without health equity.

Technology is an essential tool to recruit and retain valuable workers.

This week, we're revisiting the year's most well-read stories. Here are the management stories that resonated most with readers.

Over the next week, we'll be looking at the stories that have resonated with readers. Today, we kick off with stories on leadership that garnered the largest audience.

Providence announces new treasurer for ‘recovery journey,’ an executive joins UPMC, BayCare Health System selects a president of two hospitals, and others take new roles.

About 100,000 nurses in Great Britain went on strike twice in a week. In New York, about 14,000 nurses have authorized a strike.

An investigation by KHN found that hospitals are being aggressive in going after patients for unpaid bills.

The package offered funds for key areas, such as telehealth and rural hospitals, but lacked targeted aid for safety net hospitals and failed to address other priorities.