The Exec: UF Health’s New Chief Clinical Officer Wants to Turn Up the Volume on Clinical Outcomes
Phipps has several aspirations for UF Health, including taking the existing structure and high-performing clinicians as well as leaders and creating a more integrated approach so that everyone is working more collaboratively across the UF Health geography.
An Unsettled Healthcare Environment Puts Focus on Enterprise Risk Management
Even during “normal” times, predicting the future is a dicey business. The breakneck pace of actions taken in the first weeks of the Trump presidency only makes every glass ball more opaque and puts the onus on healthcare leaders to sharpen their enterprise risk management practices for the challenges ahead.
HHS Layoffs to Further Challenge Provider CEOs, Organizations
The Trump administration’s decision to lay off 10,000 full-time employees, consolidate HHS from 28 divisions to 15, and combine multiple agencies into a unified entity will have major ripple effects that impact hospitals and health system CEOs.
Advancements in Patient-Centered Care: What’s Next for Long-Term Healthcare Providers?
Patient-centered care delivery is driving a significant revolution in long-term healthcare. Remote monitoring technology now enables healthcare providers to track vital signs and medication adherence without disrupting patient daily routines.
What’s Lost: Trump Whacks Tiny Agency That Works to Make the Nation’s Healthcare Safer
On April 1, the Trump administration slashed the organization that supported that research — the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, or AHRQ — and fired roughly half of its remaining employees as part of a perplexing reorganization of the federal Health and Human Services Department.
New Data Reveals ICRA 2.0 Implementation Challenges
STARC partnered with ASHE to conduct a nationwide survey of professionals responsible for managing construction-related infection risks. The results provide a snapshot of ICRA 2.0 adoption, revealing where the guidelines are working well and where real-world complexities demand creative adaptation.
Why Is Healthcare Innovation So Hard in Rural America?
For small hospitals like Sparta, new technology offers the promise of improving care, but it can also rob the organization of its identity—a valuable commodity in rural communities where the hospital is often the biggest employer and the doctor is a neighbor.
Focusing on Maternal and Infant Health in 2025
ProgenyHealth, a leader in maternity and NICU care management, has released its 2025 key trends and insight report, “Steep Challenges & Uneven Progress,” which identifies key areas within maternal and infant health to watch for in the year ahead for health plans, hospitals, and healthcare providers.
Turn Your Physicians Into Leaders
A good physician leader tries to make outcomes better for patients and families as well as for their colleagues who work with them in health systems and hospitals. Effective physician leaders also are adept at goal setting in critical areas such as safety, quality, and patient experience.
Patient Safety Awareness Week 2025 Resources
Patient Safety Awareness Week is coming to a close, but the focus on patient safety and healthcare quality will continue on as always. Here is a list of the content we ran this week.