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Christopher Cheney

Senior Clinical Care Editor at HealthLeaders

Covering the clinical care beat. Multimedia journalist from 1996 to present. Medical research administration from 1990 to 1996.

Articles

  • 1 week ago | healthleadersmedia.com | Christopher Cheney

    Jeffrey Lee has more than three decades of experience working at the renowned cancer center. To boost interactions with faculty and other leaders at MD Anderson, Jeffrey Lee has begun hosting "Morning Momentum" breakfast sessions in partnership with the organization's division chiefs. MD Anderson's Leadership Institute promotes physician leadership development.

  • 1 week ago | healthleadersmedia.com | Christopher Cheney

    Advocate Health strives to listen to groups of patients and individuals, then redesign care at scale. Advocate Health generates 2.5 million patient experience surveys annually. The health system looks for actionable patient experience feedback from individual patients and groups of patients. Listening to patients then acting on their feedback is crucial for patient experience success.

  • 1 week ago | psqh.com | Christopher Cheney

    By Christopher CheneyRobert Kopec, MD, MBA, became vice president and CMO at Morton Plant Hospital on March 30. The hospital is part of Clearwater, Florida-based BayCare Health System. He has held several leadership roles at BayCare, most recently serving as CMO of Morton Plant North Bay Hospital. According to Kopec, clinical oversight of physicians is best accomplished through other physicians.

  • 1 week ago | healthleadersmedia.com | Christopher Cheney

    ProMedica is using artificial intelligence tools across a wide range of clinical care use cases. The early adopter strategy for AI tools has high benefits and high risk. The biggest challenge in the fast follower strategy is being fast enough to keep up with the pace of change in AI technology. The incremental mover strategy may be best suited for AI tool adoption, with an emphasis on agility and thoughtful adoption of AI technology.

  • 1 week ago | healthleadersmedia.com | Christopher Cheney

    Physicians should lead physician oversight efforts, according to this CMO. Physician oversight should be conducted in a culture that is non-punitive. Infection prevention and control teams need to be paired with strong environmental services teams and pharmacy departments. Physician engagement requires open communication and an understanding that when change is needed, CMOs and other healthcare leaders need to support that change.

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Chris Cheney
Chris Cheney @cccheney
1 Apr 25

Find out about the painstaking efforts to validate #AI tools before they are adopted at @metrohealthCLE. Chief Health AI Officer Yasir Tarabichi shares the secret sauce. Read the full @HealthLeaders story at https://t.co/kWVTSFpCzm https://t.co/uI8nKKIUIV

Chris Cheney
Chris Cheney @cccheney
31 Mar 25

Find out how @WellSpan was honored for taking stigmatizing questions off credentialling and licensing documents. It is wrong to focus on mental health, according to the #health system's chief #physician executive. Read the full @HealthLeaders story at https://t.co/vLcIQGsev4 https://t.co/lkGeKtZjSK

Chris Cheney
Chris Cheney @cccheney
28 Mar 25

Find out how @HendricksHealth has posted high scores on several performance metrics, including patient satisfaction and patient experience. Read the full @HealthLeaders story at https://t.co/M5XtNSFhTU https://t.co/PBaGA7TRWq