Search Tag: CEO
New HIMSS CEO Named
2017 28 Jul
HIMSS has announced that Harold “Hal” Wolf III will take over as its new president and CEO in September, 2017. Succeeding H. Stephen Lieber, who announced plans to retire as HIMSS President and CEO last December, Wolf has been a key player in the advancement of technology in healthcare through his international roles as an advisor, thought leader... Read more
Catherine Estrampes Appointed President & CEO of GE Healthcare Europe
2017 25 Jul
Catherine Estrampes has been announced as President & CEO for GE Healthcare Europe, effective on 1 October 2017, reporting to Kieran Murphy, GE Healthcare CEO. “Catherine brings strong experience from her career with GE Capital and more recently managing GE Healthcare’s U.S. Central Zone. Her vision and leadership skills will be key assets as we continue... Read more
Future Leaders: What Healthcare Needs For Cybersecurity Risks
2016 25 Aug
What, in your view, are the greatest threats facing the healthcare sector in cybersecurity? First, the wrong executives such as Chief Financial Officers are in charge of IT and cybersecurity strategy in half US healthcare organisations. One third have no cybersecurity executive on staff. In too many organisations qualified cybersecurity executives... Read more
CIOs in the Boardroom
2016 18 Jul
An article in Modern Healthcare has highlighted the changing role of IT professionals in healthcare management as, with the increasing central role of technology in the hospital landscape, CIOs and CISOs are finally finding a seat in the boardroom and weighing in on big decisions.The publication takes Edward Martinez as an example. Martinez has been... Read more
Hospital Execs In Soul Search For Leadership
2016 17 May
Executives in the healthcare sector know they need to work hard to create an environment that fosters the healing process and many are now resorting to spiritual health to improve their own personal capabilities, writes Shannon Barnet of Becker’s Hospital Review. Three healthcare leaders — Sister Carol Keehan, president and CEO of the Washington,... Read more
NuVasive CEO Alex Lukianov Resigns
2015 03 Apr
Alex Lukianov, the CEO of NuVasive has resigned from the company after an independent investigation found that he had not complied with company expense reimbursement and personnel policies. NuVasive is a medical device company that is focused on developing minimally disruptive surgical products for the spine. It is the third largest player in the $9.0... Read more
Healthcare Gender Gap: 18% of Hospital CEOs Are Women
2014 16 Dec
A white paper published online by San Francisco-based healthcare startup supporter Rock Health reports that women make up 18 percent of US hospital CEOs, and four percent of healthcare company CEOs. These facts contrast with the finding that women comprise 73 percent of health services and medical managers and 47 percent of medical school graduates.... Read more
The CIO To CEO Leap
2014 20 Oct
According to a recent Billian's HealthDATA study, the CIO career path generally does not lead to the corner office. The study evaluated 384 hospital executive personnel changes in 2014 and found that there was only one CIO who was promoted into a CEO role. Laura Musfeldt, Vice President of Senior Executive Search at healthcare-focused executive recruitment... Read more