Leadership

This news channel page highlights examples of leadership in hospital and health systems. While healthcare leadership is often seen as the positions of chief executive officers, chief clinical officers, chief of staff, and chief information officers, it also can can be other individuals or the entire healthcare system that shows unique ways to enhance patient care and manage strategies, quality, safety and revenue initiatives.

FTC bans most noncompete clauses, drawing praise from radiologists
Others including the AMGA and the American Hospital Association have voiced their opposition to the rule, which is expected to be challenged in court.
Radiologists and other docs increasingly occupying locum tenens roles to relieve burnout
Younger providers also are taking on these temp jobs to "test drive" different practice settings earlier in their careers, according to AMN Healthcare.
RBMA Young Professionals group helps groom next radiology management leaders
Raquel Roman, chair of the Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) Young Professionals Committee, and director of growth at Essential Radiology, explains how the group mentors the next generation leaders.
ACR institute recognizes 9 up-and-coming radiology leaders
The American College of Radiology has named the 2024 winner of its Impact in Leadership Award as well as eight Emerging Leader Scholarship awardees. All were selected through the ACR’s Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI).
For radiology trainees eager to serve the less fortunate, home is where the need is
Radiology residents are no slackers when it comes to “giving back.” However, many seem to believe they must travel abroad to find medically underserved populations in serious need of charitable medical care.

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‘Dangerous’ scope-of-practice bills fail, while ACR joins Puerto Rican radiologists in another fight

Radiology societies said they were "deeply concerned" a proposed legislation would eliminate physician-led teams.

April 17, 2023

Preparations underway for RSNA 2023 with important deadlines looming

This year's meeting will focus on how radiology professionals can be intentional and proactive in leading teams through an uncertain healthcare environment.

April 17, 2023

Radiologist’s widow sues practice, claiming she’s owed tens of thousands in pension payments

Mary Meszaros believes the benefits administrator erroneously calculated what she is owed and is asking a Connecticut judge to intervene.

April 14, 2023

EHR a key contributing factor to diagnostic errors in radiology, legal claims analysis finds

About 20% of the small sample of EHR-related errors occurred in radiology, informatics experts wrote in JAMA Network Open.

April 14, 2023

American Board of Radiology doing away with written certifying exam in diagnostic imaging

ABR plans on hosting a virtual town hall on Thursday, May 4, to answer questions about changes to its DR oral exam.

April 13, 2023

29 radiology societies met to discuss the specialty’s most pressing problems: 8 takeaways

“Of these, the mismatch between the clinical workload and the available radiologist workforce was foremost," experts wrote in JACR.

April 13, 2023

Rayus Radiology leader becomes RBMA board president, plus more company news

Also, Ohio's largest radiology practice names a new leader, and Envision Healthcare misses a key financial filing deadline.

April 13, 2023

RadNet says it’s seeing softening in the challenging radiology labor market

In a recent ratings update, Moody's labeled the imaging center operator's outlook as "stable," while noting an ongoing hiring crunch in imaging.

April 11, 2023

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Medicare drops AUC requirement for advanced imaging, ASNC celebrates

"This was an unneeded burden, which was solely adding to the administrative hassles of medicine," said American Society of Nuclear Cardiology President Larry Phillips.

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Cardiology, radiology groups urge insurance provider to rethink imaging policy

SCAI and four other major healthcare organizations signed a joint letter in support of intravascular ultrasound.

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Radiology AI company gains FDA clearance for new CT offerings focused on PE, stroke

The newly approved AI models are designed to improve the detection of pulmonary embolisms and strokes in patients who undergo CT scans.

Leadership

FTC bans most noncompete clauses, drawing praise from radiologists

Radiologists and other docs increasingly occupying locum tenens roles to relieve burnout

RBMA Young Professionals group helps groom next radiology management leaders

ACR institute recognizes 9 up-and-coming radiology leaders

For radiology trainees eager to serve the less fortunate, home is where the need is

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