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.

Radiology provider Envision Healthcare successfully emerges from bankruptcy process

The Nashville, Tennessee-based multispecialty group first filed for Chapter 11 in May, seeking to retool its troubled capital structure.

November 6, 2023

Radiology department tallies $1.2M in unreimbursed costs from multidisciplinary conferences in 1 year

Experts believe the data underline the need for reform, granting radiologists RVUs for this work and hiring more physicians to help ease the burden.

November 3, 2023

Nearly one-third of the US population does not have access to an interventional radiologist in their county

Experts see great opportunity in these data to address disparities and expand the volume of patients treated by the specialty.

November 2, 2023

Gunman kills 4, including his former doctor, in Oklahoma hospital shooting.

Radiologist dies after plane he was piloting crashes

Clifton Coffman, MD, practiced diagnostic radiology for more than 50 years, including serving as chief of the specialty at Willis-Knighton Medical Center.

November 1, 2023

GE HealthCare bests quarterly profit estimates amid strong demand for imaging products

Q3 revenues from its imaging segment leapt 5% year-over-year, to $2.6 billion, driven by interest in its molecular imaging, CT and MR offerings.

November 1, 2023

The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF), a related organization of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), this week released a statement on the criminalization of medical errors. The APSF said criminal prosecution is unjust and counterproductive is healthcare organizations want to find ways to mitigate errors by understanding how they happen and create protocols or IT systems can can help prevent future errors. The criminal trial of nurse RaDonda Vaught was counterproductive to safety.

Radiologists face a significantly higher burden from tumor boards than other physicians

Researchers with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center believe their study provides important information for institutions seeking to address physician burnout.

November 1, 2023

breast radiologist breast cancer mammography

Study explores patient preferences for radiologists’ attire and appearance

“Radiologists should acknowledge and accommodate these preferences to optimize patient satisfaction," researchers wrote in Academic Radiology.

October 30, 2023

overnight night shift attending radiologist burnout. A new policy statement from the American College of Cardiology highlights the importance of career flexibility—including the ability to change hours or work responsibilities when necessary—for cardiologists of all ages.

New MRI guidelines help decrease call burden on off-hours neuroradiologists by 74%

“As radiology strives to lessen staff call burden, generalist triage can sustain clinical service levels and reduce at-home call burnout,” experts wrote in JACR.

October 25, 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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