How Should Hospitals Prepare for Active Shooter Threats?
By integrating existing policies and infrastructures—such as training systems, command centers, and communication protocols—healthcare organizations can ensure consistency, efficiency, and interoperability in emergency scenarios.
Declining Nurse Engagement? Here’s What to Do About It.
If CNOs want to continue to attract and retain nurses in the profession, they need to get back in touch with the workforce and address the underlying causes of what makes nurses feel disengaged.
CMO Strategies for Improving Physician Engagement and Clinical Efficiency
Physician engagement is essential to drive positive clinical outcomes for patients as well as to achieve physician satisfaction. Clinical efficiency is crucial for healthcare organizations to establish an effective workplace environment and to control costs.
Hospital CEO Turnover Is Up Halfway Through 2025
Through the first half of 2025, hospitals recorded 68 CEO exits, marking a 3% increase from the 66 announced in the same period last year, according to a report by Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
Survey: Gender, Specialty Spur Widening Physician Pay Gaps
The 2025 Physician Compensation Report from physician networking platform Doximity shows that average compensation in 2024 rose 5.7% for men and 1.7% for women, while the overall gender pay gap returned to 26%, up from 23% in 2023 and matching the gap reported in 2022.
Children’s Nebraska Raises the Horizon on Healthcare Innovation
Concepts that have been used in the gaming industry for decades are now helping pediatric surgeons understand exactly what they’re going to do before they even pick up the scalpel.
Holy Cross Health Created a Rare Dual CMO and COO Role. Here’s Why.
One of the advantages of forming the dual CMO and COO role will be facilitating connections between clinical leaders and operational leaders, according to Lopez.
The Exec: A CMO’s Guide to Promoting Physician Collaboration
In leveraging data to promote physician collaboration, CMOs and other healthcare leaders need to share performance on key metrics to ensure that physicians are meeting or exceeding national standards for evidence-based practice.
How RWJBarnabas Health Improved Emergency Department Efficiency
In addition to improving the patient experience in emergency rooms, RWJBarnabas sought to improve efficiency in the emergency department to improve staff experience and well-being.
Boosting Gen Z Engagement: The Secret to Nurse Retention?
In particular, the report stated that 24% of Gen Z RNs left the workforce in 2024. If CNOs want to maintain the sustainability of their workforces, reengaging Gen Z will be a key factor.