Leadership

Over an eight-year span, the number of physicians employed by hospitals nearly doubled, and that shift has come at a cost, according to a recent study. Published in July 2025 by the National Bureau of Economic Research, the study analyzed…

Wait times to schedule appointments with physicians have climbed higher and higher in recent years.  An AMN Healthcare survey published in May found that it takes an average of up to 31 days to schedule a physician appointment in 15…

Physicians’ presence in leadership roles at hospitals and health systems has declined in recent years amid increased administrative burdens, burnout and other job pressures. Yet despite this decline, physicians still believe there is a place for them and their unique…

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…

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…

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…

GI Alliance recently struck a partnership with healthcare technology company Iterative Health to expand the company’s clinical research footprint.  Key to this partnership is putting physicians in charge. Casey Chapman, chief medical officer of GI Alliance, joined Becker’s to discuss…

Here are 14 physicians who have been appointed to CEO roles since Jan. 1, 2025, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Michael Kupferman, MD, was named CEO of Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health, effective June 23. He will succeed Deborah Addo,…

University of Iowa Health Care has created a new chief physician executive role within their system and tapped Bevan Yueh, MD, as the inaugural appointment to the role. The role was created to support the creation of systemwide clinical standards,…