COOs in healthcare have seen their role gradually evolve due to the advancement of technology, a pandemic, and issues like workforce shortages. Becker’s spoke with 16 COOs from different health systems on how the role has changed over the years. Question: How has the COO role in healthcare evolved over the last decade? 

Darryl Elmouchi, MD. COO of Providence (Renton, Wash.): I think we’ve seen two significant changes in the COO role over the past decade. The first has to do with health systems getting larger and more complex. As this has occurred, COOs have had to become even more of an orchestrator of high-performing teams as opposed to focusing on specific tasks and projects. Recruiting, aligning and empowering the most talented leaders is paramount. Additionally, with so many challenge

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