Healthcare sector

A look inside the ongoing barriers women face in law, health care, faith-based nonprofits, and higher education.

A pilot program at several New England hospitals resulted in improved quality of care, and it saved critical time and resources.

Lois Quam had three babies and took on two high-profile jobs—within 23 months. But she found that the family demands she faced made her a better manager.

The highest-need patients are the least likely to be heard.

The U.S. may be the world’s leading innovator, but it won’t be for long if investors, regulators, and the legal establishment continue to penalize companies for risk taking, says Deborah Wince-Smith, president of the Council on Competitiveness. Recently, the council’s National Innovation Initiative, a leadership network of CEOs and university presidents, released a report in […]

A good relationship depends on both people.

Six ways academia and industry can work together to build a more equitable system.

Proven strategies that health systems are using to combat employees’ physical and emotional exhaustion.

Money won’t do it.

Large data sets could lead to a breakthrough.

A workforce burnout and retention crisis has dominated the industry for the last three years, but data (finally) shows some encouraging trends.

It shouldn’t be just on the patient.

Encourage competition, reduce costs, and cover the poorest.

Advice from three senior managers at Ascension.

Companies often face new rivals, technologies, regulations, and other environmental changes that seem to come out of left field. How can they see these...

Four ways health systems can mitigate the hazards of delayed treatment.

Suffering is neither too vast nor too vague to be measured and managed — or prevented altogether.

Its neurosurgery department built a dashboard to track quality of care, negotiate contracts, and inform conversations with patients.

A look at the challenges and some innovative solutions.

Is investing in new technology always the right choice for a company and its customers? Allan Moulter, the CEO of Quality Care, isn't sure he wants to...