Leadership

Snapshot Patients' ability to pay premiums and out-of-pocket costs is shrinking. They also need more convenient care. Are hospitals listening?
Before becoming chief executive officer of Titus Regional Medical Center in Mount Pleasant, Texas, last August, John Allen already had 14 years of experience working with highly intelligent individuals whose focus was expertise in their field, not developing the management skills needed for…
Community hospital chief executive officers ranked financial challenges first on a list of their top 10 concerns in 2014, according to an annual survey by the American College of Healthcare Executives. Financial challenges also claimed first place in 2013 and 2012. Concerns about health reform…