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.

Jason Owen Envision Healthcare

New CEOs joining Envision Healthcare, Iowa Radiology while top execs exit at GE HealthCare, Flywheel

Jason Owen, MBA, comes to Envision from BlueSprig, a leading provider of applied behavior analysis therapy for children, where he held the same role. 
 

April 16, 2024
Linda Wilgus and Jessica Struve RBMA

Radiology Business Management Association names 2 new leaders to replace retiring Bob Still

Longtime staffer Jessica Struve and association member Linda Wilgus will serve as co-executive directors under a new shared leadership structure. 

April 15, 2024
Aalpen Patel MedQuest Associates

Radiology provider MedQuest Associates names IR specialist as new chief clinical and innovation officer

Aalpen Patel, MD, MBA, joined the Georgia-based imaging center operator in March, vacating his post as a practicing physician with Geisinger Health System. 

April 11, 2024
layoffs staff cuts termination workforce

Moonlighting during vacation? 5 short-term process changes to address the radiology workforce shortage

“Rather than working longer and/or faster, there are ways for radiologists to work smarter," researchers wrote in the American Journal of Roentgenology

April 4, 2024
venture capital corporate suit business corporatization

Radiologists ponder private equity in medicine: ‘Why aren’t we more concerned?’

Leah Davis, DO, and Sharon D'Souza MD, shared their thoughts in a piece published by Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.  

April 2, 2024
equity

Radiologists and other docs voice support for DEI in medicine while lawmakers aim to kill it

The AMA and others issued a statement, labeling diversity, equity and inclusion as a “means to help improve the health of our nation.” 

March 28, 2024

Phoenix Radiology inks deal with critical access hospital after previous imaging partner departs

Clarkston, Washington-based TriState Health had worked with Twin Cities Radiology for 25 years, with the practice ending the relationship due to retirement. 

March 27, 2024
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Radiology’s gender gap only widened with the COVID-19 pandemic

“Despite the demonstrated benefits of gender diversity in medicine, women in radiology in North America are still underrepresented," experts wrote in Clinical Imaging

March 26, 2024

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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