Methodology behind the list

For the list, Modern Healthcare accepted nominations between June 5 and Aug. 16. Those submitting a nomination were required to:

1.       Describe specific actions the nominee took this year to help the organization meet clinical, operational, and financial goals, and the measurable results that were achieved.

2.       Describe specific steps the nominee has taken to improve the organization's culture, particularly regarding the workforce and its sense of belonging along with diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

3.       Describe specific actions the nominee has taken outside of the organization to be a leading voice in the industry, including efforts to effect change at a local or national level that benefit patients and communities.

Then, readers voted on a ballot of 300 names between Aug. 28 and Sept. 18. The senior editors of Modern Healthcare selected the list of the 100 most influential people in healthcare based on public nominations, reader voting, and input from Modern Healthcare staff.

According to Modern Healthcare, the list seeks "to honor healthcare leaders who wield influence and clout and are making an impact in the industry." The article noted that the list included not just leaders of health systems or insurance companies , but also executives in "technology, investment firms and advocacy groups."

Top hospital and health system leaders on the list

Modern Healthcare included several hospital and health system leaders among the top 25 honorees for 2023:

10. Greg Adams, chair and CEO, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals

12. Wright Lassiter III, CEO, CommonSpirit Health

14. Samuel Hazen, CEO, HCA Healthcare

15. Michael Dowling, president and CEO, Northwell Health

17. Jim Skogsbergh and Eugene Woods, CEOs, Advocate Health

20. Gianrico Farrugia, president and CEO, Mayo Clinic

Other honorees

Modern Healthcare's list also featured leaders from other sectors of the healthcare industry, including government officials, leaders at insurance companies, and leaders at pharmaceutical companies. Those among the top 25 include:

1. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, CMS administrator

2. Andrew Witty, CEO, UnitedHealth Group*

3. Judy Faulkner, founder and CEO, Epic Systems

4. Karen Lynch, president and CEO, CVS Health

5. Lina Khan, Federal Trade Commission chair

6. Bruce Broussard, president and CEO, Humana

7. President Joe Biden

8. Xavier Becerra, HHS secretary

9. Jonathan Perlin, president and CEO, The Joint Commission

11. Mary Kay Henry, international president, Service Employees International Union

13. Mark Cuban, co-founder, Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co.

16. Doug Langa, EVP North America operations and president, Novo Nordisk

18. Neil Lindsay, SVP Amazon Health Services, Amazon

19. Kim Keck, president and CEO, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

21. Rick Pollack, president and CEO, American Hospital Association

22. Chip Kahn, president and CEO, Federation of American Hospitals

23. Hermant Taneja, CEO and managing director, General Catalyst

24. Sarah London, CEO, Centene

25. Karen DeSalvo, chief health officer, Google

*The Daily Briefing is published by Advisory Board. Advisory Board is a subsidiary of Optum, a division of UnitedHealth Group. All Advisory Board research, expert perspectives, and recommendations remain independent.

(Modern Healthcare, "100 Most Influential People in Healthcare 2023" list; Modern Healthcare, "100 Most Influential People in Healthcare 2023" methodology; Modern Healthcare, 12/2)

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