When we talk about how building the primary care workforce, we usually focus on physicians. But Greater Good Health is taking a different approach by leveraging nurse practitioners. The company recently launched a leadership program for nurse practitioners to learn clinical and communication skills from one another.
As older nurses retire and others leave the profession due to burnout, there's a very real threat of a leadership void in nursing. But making changes related to nursing culture, staffing and paths to the top can prevent that.
Canada has a proud history of achievement in the areas of science and technology, and the field of biomanufacturing and life sciences is no exception.
CommonSpirit Health CEO Lloyd Dean is retiring next summer, while Jefferson Health CEO Dr. Stephen Klasko will step down at the end of the year. The longtime leaders have led their respective systems through several highs and lows, including the turbulent first 18 months of the Covid-19 pandemic.
As a brand new, first-time CEO, this trial-by-fire experience in leading through a crisis taught me a lot and gave me much to reflect on. Most notably, the responsibility of a healthcare executive (and any leader, for that matter) appears to have fundamentally changed.
After Teladoc and Livongo merge, several of the company’s top executives, including CEO Zane Burke and President Dr. Jennifer Schneider, will leave the combined company, according to a recent filing.
As someone who invests in small companies where the culture is really, really important to outcome, it is something I think about almost all of the time when I perform diligence on companies and sit on their boards.
