Leadership

Thirty-four percent of physicians say organizational leadership does not listen to physicians, according to a 2025 survey from CHG Healthcare and Hanover Research.  The perception gap is wide, with just 8% of engaged physicians report feeling unheard, compared with 40%…

Eight leaders joined Becker’s to discuss how sidelining clinician voices can lead to burnout, misaligned strategy and missed opportunities to improve care.  Question: What happens when leaders don’t listen to clinicians? Editor’s note: These responses were edited lightly for clarity…

Ten healthcare executives — including six CEOs, a president/CEO, a CFO and two physician leaders — joined Becker’s to discuss what physicians bring to leadership that other backgrounds often can’t, from faster decision-making under uncertainty to a patient-first lens and…

As healthcare’s complexities and demands intensify, physician leadership remains a critical aspect of ensuring high-quality patient care and advancing and implementing clinical innovations.  According to a 2024 survey by Jackson Physician Search and the Medical Group Management Association, 67% of…

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…

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…

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.)…

Healthcare has experienced a whirlwind of developments over the last year, from shifting national healthcare policies to rising costs and major technological advancements.  Five physicians recently joined Becker’s to discuss the most important lessons they learned in 2025 and what…

Here are two physicians appointed as CEOs of hospitals or health systems since Nov. 1, as reported by Becker’s. 1. Clint Seger, MD, was named CEO of Billing (Mont.) Clinic-Logan Health, effective Jan. 1. He currently serves as co-CEO of…

In a Nov. 26 report, the American Medical Association notes that the evaluation process for physician residency applicants has shifted into a more “holistic” approach, placing a greater emphasis on “soft skills” during interviews.  Looking at a survey from the…