CMOs must acquire many executive leadership skills to lead hospitals and systems. Here, the author reviews their evolving responsibilities in today's complex health care environment.

Providing patients in the country illegally with suboptimal care because of their immigration status is taking a burnout toll on some doctors, researchers say.

A step-by-step look at how a medical malpractice civil case plays out and a look at what parts of the process can be particularly rough for physicians.

This article provides a process and a formula for determining the cost of caring for patients using time-driven, activity-based costing.

In an age of technological breakthroughs, a physician leader encourages organizational leaders to modernize the process for onboarding new hires.

Patients are charged a flat fee for basic care, providing a safety net for those with limited means. But there’s a big catch customers don’t always realize: This isn’t health insurance.

Although there’s no definitive list of the top money wasters, there are a few areas physician leaders should hold their teams accountable.

Amid the deconstruction of Obamacare, public opinion and physician leaders seem to be moving toward a national health plan. But if it ever does materialize, it will be a long time in coming, experts say.

Read about how Weill Cornell Medicine addresses a critical void for med students interested in health care leadership.

While some believe managers do not necessarily need content expertise to lead an organization, the evidence argues for physician-led health care organizations.

The approaches used to address these concerns have had to advance with the times, says a veteran litigator who advises health care organizations.

A hospital CMO begins a pilot on a suggestion from a nurse practitioner and achieves better A1C measures and cost savings.