Leadership

Nashville-based SurgNet Health Partners has appointed Cathy Kowalski as chief executive officer, effective July 13, according to an Aug. 25 news release shared with Becker’s. Ms. Kowalski brings more than three decades of healthcare leadership experience, including prior roles at…

Physicians finishing training this year are weighing where to practice against three separate 2026 data sets — on livability, real pay and physician supply — metrics that don’t always overlap in the same geographies.  WalletHub’s annual ranking of the best…

For most of the last decade, ASC quality reporting has been a compliance exercise through data submitted to CMS to avoid a payment penalty. That is changing quickly. In 2026, the Leapfrog Group rolled out the first public, facility-level grading…

Burnout among employed physicians is nearly universal, and a growing share are eyeing the exit — whether that means a new job, a different career or collective bargaining, according to the 2026 PAI Employed Physician Survey. Eighty-eight percent of physicians…

Smaller health systems are relying on compensation to retain physicians and advanced practice providers at far higher rates than large systems, which have shifted toward mentorship, career development and wellness programs, according to a report from the Association for Advancing…

Nearly 9 in 10 employed physicians (89%) say they’re satisfied with the quality of care they’re personally able to provide, even as they describe a surrounding delivery system that regularly falls short, according to the 2026 PAI Employed Physician Survey.…

As hospital mergers centralize decision-making, physicians are voting with their case volume — and a growing share of that vote is going to ASCs.  For Martin Jenter, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Integrowth Orthopedic Specialists, with privileges at Henry Ford…

MetroHealth named Natalie Joseph, MD, chair of its department of surgery, the Cleveland-based health system said in an Aug. 17 news release. Dr. Joseph previously served as interim chair of the department, interim executive director of MetroHealth’s Cancer Institute, director…

Managing physicians and care teams can require ASC leaders to navigate difficult conversations around everything from OR efficiency to the cost of care. Two ASC leaders recently joined Becker’s to share the conversations they find themselves having repeatedly — and…

As CMS continues to phase out the inpatient-only list and expand the procedures approved for ASCs, new opportunities are emerging for ASC leaders looking to add or expand specialty service lines.  Three ASC leaders recently joined Becker’s to discuss the…