Leadership

Leadership is often a distinguishing factor between top-performing organizations and their mediocre-performing counterparts. A Brandon Hall Group's State of Leadership Development 2015 study found many organizations report their leadership development practices are insufficient, according to training magazine.

Throughout the United States, registered nurses have varying salaries depending on where they practice.

Greenwich (Conn.) Hospital named Peggy Lennon, RN, MSN, surgical services program director, effective Jan. 1, 2017, according to Greenwich Sentinel.

Salt Lake City-based CompHealth's Locum Tenens Division President Melissa Byington shared five ways providers can build trust with their staff.

Maria C. Scott, MD, will participate in the American Academy of Ophthalmology Leadership Develop Program for 2017, and will work to further various charitable initiatives.

The GOP Doctors Caucus became more powerful after the last election, with new members joining and one of its own, Rep. Tom Price, MD, R-Ga., confirmed as HHS secretary, according to Kaiser Health News.

Englewood, Colo.-based Medical Group Management Association made several changes to its board of directors by adding five new board members.

Princeton, N.J.-based Robert Wood Johnson Foundation named Richard Besser, MD, its next president and CEO.

Phillip A. Clendenin is the president of ambulatory services for Nashville, Tenn.-based AmSurg.

Houston-based Hospital Corporation of America Gulf Coast Division named Holly Elliott the vice president of women's and children's services, Yahoo! Finance reports.