Summer 2026 Healthcare Leadership Brief
The Q2 2026 Summer Executive Brief examines workforce resilience, operational discipline, responsible AI, cybersecurity, and patient trust, with a practical 90-day leadership agenda.
- Posted by Greg Wahlstrom, MBA, HCM
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June 2026 in review: CMS writes the Medicaid work rules; bad debt climbs
June 2026: CMS issues the Medicaid work requirement rule, April margins tick up as bad debt rises, and CHS sells four Arkansas hospitals to Freeman.
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Group B Strep Awareness Month 2026: Build a Reliable Path from Awareness to Action
International Group B Strep Awareness Month 2026 gives healthcare leaders a focused opportunity to strengthen current screening, result closure, intrapartum antibiotic readiness, newborn handoffs, patient education, equity, and measurable perinatal…
- Posted by Greg Wahlstrom, MBA, HCM
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The 2026 Hospital Operations Playbook: A 90-Day Executive Agenda
A practical 90-day hospital operations playbook for executives to improve capacity, workforce stability, patient safety, digital execution, and operating margin.
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The Healthcare AI Accountability Gap: What Hospital Boards Must Demand Before Algorithms Influence Patient Care
Artificial intelligence is entering clinical and administrative decisions faster than many hospitals can govern it. This executive framework explains what boards must require before an algorithm influences patient care.
- Posted by Greg Wahlstrom, MBA, HCM
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July 2026 in review: Provider tax limits proposed as mega-deals multiply
July 2026: CMS proposes Medicaid provider tax limits, the AHA presses for changes to the work rule, and hospital mega-mergers keep accelerating.
- Posted by Greg Wahlstrom, MBA, HCM
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Strategic Leadership for Sustainable Safety in Healthcare Management
Executive leadership, healthcare management, safety leadership, key performance indicators, risk management, strategic leadership development, continuous improvement, safety innovation
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National Immunization Awareness Month 2026: Turn Awareness into a Reliable Safety System
An executive operations brief for National Immunization Awareness Month 2026, with practical priorities for access, workforce readiness, cold-chain reliability, safe administration, data quality, health equity, and measurable coverage.
- Posted by Greg Wahlstrom, MBA, HCM
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World Lung Cancer Day 2026: Coordinate Awareness Across the Care System
A World Lung Cancer Day 2026 executive brief for building a reliable screening-to-treatment pathway, with metrics for access, diagnostic speed, closed-loop results, navigation, and health equity.
- Posted by Greg Wahlstrom, MBA, HCM
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National Health Center Week 2026: Make Access and Follow-Through Visible
National Health Center Week 2026 gives healthcare executives a focused operating agenda for expanding primary care access, stabilizing the workforce, strengthening partnerships, and measuring community impact.
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