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.

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Novel ‘next level of care’ protocol reduces wait times for follow-up services in radiology

Those involved believe the approach is “reproducible and systematic” and can potentially be applied nationally for any biopsies involving radiologists. 

November 13, 2023
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US Radiology Specialists will pay $450K for failing to upgrade hardware to prevent ransomware attack

Stemming from this alleged oversight, a “threat actor” gained access to its network and stole personal health information from 198,260 patients across the U.S. 

November 10, 2023
Artificial intelligence can help make breast cancer screening mammography more accurate.

Solis Mammography, 1 of state’s largest health systems partner to open multiple imaging centers

St. David’s HealthCare operates a total of eight hospitals in Texsa, employing 11,400 individuals across 180-plus sites of care. 

November 10, 2023
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RadNet inks new hospital joint venture partnership, with plans to add 10-plus imaging centers

RadNet and Cedars-Sinai are launching a new brand called the Los Angeles Imaging Group, and three new centers are already slated to open in California's largest city. 

November 9, 2023

Kaiser Permanente imaging technologists strike, seeking 42% pay increase

Both sides recently held a bargaining session, with Kaiser labeling the union’s request as “frankly, not reasonable." 

November 8, 2023
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Days after exiting bankruptcy, radiology provider Envision appoints interim CEO

CFO Henry Howe will take over the role Dec. 1, with current CEO Jim Rechtin transitioning out of the organization by the end of the November. 

November 8, 2023

‘Moral injury’ is prevalent among interventional radiologists, with healthcare corporatization 1 contributor

In healthcare, this typically manifests as lingering regret after organizational constraints prevent physicians from acting in the best interest of their patients. 

November 7, 2023

Delaying kidney-function testing prior to contrast-enhanced CT dramatically improves imaging throughput

After full implementation, the median order-to-imaging-protocol time fell by 46%, from 23.93 minutes down to 13.02, experts detailed in JACR

November 7, 2023

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

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

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

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