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.
How Remote Patient Monitoring Can Be a Game-Changer for Rural Health
As federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics look for effective ways to reach their underserved populations, improve outcomes, manage growing care demands, and even strengthen their financial performance, RPM offers a scalable, sustainable solution that supports both patients and providers.
Nurse-First Strategies to Improve Patient Care and Reduce Strain
With patient volumes ever on the rise and staffing shortages not going away any time soon, emergency departments and other departments and teams face relentless challenges. Areas like nurse-first triage and transfer strategies can help alleviate some of these challenges, build better operational efficiency, and open the door for more innovation.
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.
Can New DEA Leadership Resolve the Telemedicine Prescription Debate?
While no action has been taken on the proposed rule, telehealth advocates are pinning their hopes on Cole and hoping that new DEA leadership can jump-start the move toward a registration process that would appeal to both the government and providers.
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.
Patients Are Stuck Waiting: Can Voice AI Pick Up the Phone?
Advances in AI and automation, such as virtual agents and self-scheduling capabilities, are already improving call center operations while giving patients more control over their healthcare—which is exactly where they want to be.
The ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Was a Big Beautiful Bust for Telehealth, and Now the Clock Is Ticking
Healthcare leaders hoping for good news in President Trump’s so-called “Big, Beautiful Bill” were largely disappointed at the outcome. But supporters are saying the fight to extend or even make permanent pandemic-era waivers isn’t over yet.