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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Publicly traded radiology provider Akumin taps Philips veteran for C-suite role

Krishna Kumar, MBA, assumed the role of president and chief operating officer on June 16

June 13, 2023
Paul Taheri

US Radiology Specialists hires executive from its private equity backer to fill out C-suite

Paul Taheri, MD, MBA, will serve as chief clinical officer following his time as clinical partner at Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe. 

June 9, 2023
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State abortion restrictions do not appear to impact radiology residency applications

Radiologists have expressed concern that the Supreme Court’s controversial decision to overturn Roe v. Wade would exacerbate physician shortages.  

June 8, 2023

Nurse navigators help radiology departments contribute to value-based care, study charges

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has seen marked gains in certain key metrics after launching its imaging navigator role in 2018. 

June 6, 2023
William T. Thorwarth Jr., MD

William Thorwarth stepping down as CEO of the American College of Radiology

ACR has hired a search firm and is now assembling a committee to pinpoint a replacement, the college announced May 31. 

May 31, 2023

Important factors that influence radiology practices’ patient experience scores

Mayo Clinic researchers administered their survey to 3,636 patients who underwent outpatient MRI exams, sharing the results in JACR

May 31, 2023
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Burnout propelling radiologic technologists to seek temporary ‘travel’ assignments

About 70% of those surveyed said workplace fatigue influenced their decision “a great deal” or “a lot," AMN Healthcare reported.

May 26, 2023
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10 trends to watch in diagnostic imaging

“To achieve organizational objectives in an ever-evolving landscape, imaging providers must develop strategies to meet increased demand for services,” Vizient experts advised.

May 26, 2023

Around the web

"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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