Welcome to the 50 Most Powerful Physician Executives In Healthcare recognition program. Modern Physician and sister publication Modern Healthcare co-sponsor this annual program.
By Andis Robeznieks May 11, 2009 Power is often measured by the resources people have at their disposal—with money, number of employees or even political influence often at the top of the list. That theory, however, goes out the window with the person who was chosen the most powerful physician-executive this year by the readers of... ... FULL STORY
May 11, 2009 Modern Physician and sister publication Modern Healthcare co-sponsor the 50 Most Powerful Physician Executives annual recognition program. This is the photo gallery of the 2009 honorees. ... FULL STORY
By Jay Greene April 07, 2008 James Mongan, M.D., is a bridesmaid no more. After the president and chief executive officer of Partners HealthCare System, Boston, finished second in 2005 and 2007, readers of Modern Physician in 2008 voted Mongan No. 1 for the magazine’s fourth annual ranking of the 50 Most Powerful... ... FULL STORY
October 29, 2007 Voting has ended for the 2008 Modern Healthcare/Modern Physician "50 Most Powerful Physician-Executives" competition. Nearly 20,000 ballots were cast this year, up more than 60% compared with the 2007 competition. More than 7,300 nominations were received, and the final ballot was based on... ... FULL STORY
By Jay Greene May 07, 2007 Patrick Quinlan earned his stripes during his first year as chief executive officer of seven-hospital Ochsner Health System by playing a pivotal role in merging for-profit 600-physician Ochsner Clinic, a not-for-profit hospital foundation and a 190,000-member health plan into a unified healthcare... ... FULL STORY
By Jay Greene April 24, 2006 William McGuire, M.D., sees the healthcare system as overly complex-gaps exist within socio-economic groups; costs are too high; and quality improvements are needed. As chairman and chief executive officer of the nation's largest insurer, UnitedHealth Group, Minnetonka, Minn., McGuire wants to... ... FULL STORY
By Jay Greene July 01, 2005 Ron Anderson's 22-year career at Parkland Health & Hospital System in Dallas almost ended in December 2004 when several hospital directors made it clear they wanted him out as president and chief executive officer, partly because the 735-bed public hospital was facing a $76 million... ... FULL STORY