Becker's Physician Leadership

A wave of political and economic shifts over the last several months could be setting the scene for a possible migration of physicians out of the U.S. Several recent data points and reports shed light on growing interest in migration…

AI has been a dominating force in conversations around new technology in healthcare. While AI shows significant promise across specialties and practice settings — from enhanced surgical techniques to scheduling and billing — many practices have yet to integrate these…

Two physicians claim that they are facing retaliation from their employer, Cleveland-based University Hospitals, for their efforts to organize UH physicians, Cleveland.com reported June 24.  Lauren Beene, MD, and Valerie Fouts-Fowler, DO, both pediatricians and leaders of pro-union group Concerned…

The complexity of medical teams’ processes and flows is something that all healthcare professionals can understand.  That complexity only increases as healthcare organizations add physician leadership roles, despite the fact that physicians are rarely given formal leadership training during their…

The role of chief medical officer has changed greatly over the years as healthcare needs have developed and changed alongside the business behind medicine.  Jason Golbin, DO, executive vice president and CMO of Long Island, N.Y.-based Catholic Health, joined Becker’s…

Here are five physicians making recent headlines, as reported by Becker’s:  1. Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours Children’s Health tapped Mark Twite, MD, as chief of cardiac anesthesia and co-director of Nemours Children’s Cardiac Center in Delaware Valley. In the role, Dr.…

Tung Giep, MD, recently published a book, “The Business of Medicine: The Definitive Guide to Help New  Physicians Start Their Career on the Right Path and Avoid Costly Mistakes,” which reflects on his career in medicine and shares insights into…

Small, rural practices faced disproportionate penalties from CMS’ Merit-based Incentive Payment System in 2025, according to a June 13 report by the American Medical Association. Here are seven takeaways from the report: 1. A large majority — 86% — of…

Here are three updates on unionization efforts by physicians and other healthcare workers since June 1, 2025: 1. Members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers began an open-ended strike June 18 at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland (Calif.) and its satellite…

Tung Giep, MD, has been in medicine long enough to witness and experience the financial mistakes that physicians often make at each stage of their career — from medical school to private practice ownership and employment contracts.  That’s why he…