Becker's Physician Leadership

Independent physicians have faced an uphill battle for decades as reimbursement rates decline below the cost of running a practice and persistent administrative burdens continue to wear physicians’ patience thin.  David Eagle, MD, president of the American Independent Medical Practice…

While there is little data that breaks down chief medical officers’ backgrounds by medical specialty, anecdotally, many come from internal medicine, general surgery or anesthesiology, Samuel Bauer, MD, chief medical officer of Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal…

The NAACP is appealing for the “equity-first” development of healthcare AI, ensuring the technology reduces and doesn’t widen health disparities. The civil rights organization partnered with pharma giant Sanofi to release a whitepaper Dec. 11 outlining how to fuse “fairness,…

Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed a lawsuit against three major medical organizations alleging they “misled” the public and medical community regarding the reversibility and efficacy of gender-affirming care treatments. Here’s five things to know about the lawsuit: 1. The…

New Jersey is rolling out new obligations for physicians aimed at improving patient safety during sensitive medical exams. The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs has notified more than 67,000 physicians of new state medical board rules regarding breast, pelvic,…

Health systems nationwide have grown to encompass hundreds of care sites, thousands of employees and even more patients, procedures and policies. This amounts to a tall order for chief medical officers, whose roles have shifted drastically over the last several…

Here are 10 of the physicians named CEO of health systems, hospitals and physician groups this year: 1. Paari Gopalakrishnan, MD, was named president and CEO of Towson, Md.-based GBMC HealthCare, effective in September. Dr. Gopalakrishnan currently serves as president…

Looking to 2026, Gastro Health Chief Medical Officer Eugenio Hernandez, MD, is most concerned about how federal payment changes, coverage shifts and physician recruitment costs will squeeze margins, particularly the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Editor’s note:…

Healthcare and politics have undoubtedly become intertwined in 2025 as the year saw the longest government shutdown on record due to partisan disagreements over extending ACA tax credits for health insurance.  In a research paper published in October, Stanford (Calif.)…

Chicago-based GI Partners of Illinois isn’t dabbling in artificial intelligence, it’s building around it.  The practice is treating AI as core infrastructure and early results are shaping everything from staffing needs to cash flow to patient access, COO Dr. Geogy…