Author: Paige Haeffele

Pediatric specialty care provider Pediatrix Medical Group appointed a new CEO, executive chairman and lead independent director.

Here are seven newly appointed hospital and health system CEOs reported by Becker's since Dec. 9:

Rhode Island is the best state for healthcare, according to personal finance website WalletHub, and internal medicine providers in the state make an average of $279,640 each year — 15 percent higher than the national average. 

Timothy Nowack, MD, a general surgeon and robotic surgery specialist, joined Coral Gables-based Baptist Health South Florida.

Seventy-three percent of insured individuals want Congress to make coverage for telehealth services permanent, according to a report by AHIP.

Increased autonomy and potential income growth are big draws for physicians interested in going into private practice, and the American Medical Association shared tips to help make that transition work. 

Vicente Diaz, MD, has been named the next chief of ophthalmology at Yale New Haven Health's  Bridgeport (Conn.) Hospital.

Dr. Pankaj Agrawal will serve as chief of neonatology for the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Health System, also based in Miami.

Cheryl Pegus, MD, Walmart's former executive vice president of health and wellness, joined Morgan Health, JPMorgan Chase's healthcare investment company.

Here are four ways healthcare leaders can improve their organizations' financial performance, patient care and other aspects of care, according to the American Medical Association.