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.

Richard Duszak

Richard Duszak, MD, appointed as University of Mississippi Medical Center's chair of radiology

A noted member of the specialty, Duszak was the founding CEO of the Neiman Health Policy Institute and has authored more than 200 articles, among other accomplishments. 

March 22, 2022
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Imaging center operator Akumin announces CEO’s departure following board of directors vote

After closing its purchase of Alliance Healthcare, the company had deployed two chief executives, but ended the arrangement March 18.

March 21, 2022
How radiology should prepare for AUC clinical decision support reporting requirements. CMS to require AUC CDS January 1, 2023.

‘Record’ 2022 Match Day, with applicants showing strong interest in radiology

Both diagnostic and interventional radiology were among specialties with 30 or more slots that filled all available positions, the NRMP reported. 

March 21, 2022

Strategic Radiology adds one of its largest members to date with 214-doc private practice

Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Advanced Radiology Services was one of the founding members of SR and is now rejoining the consortium, leaders said.

March 17, 2022
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Radiology practice pledges $100,000 toward local hospital’s expansion plans

Grand View Radiology Associates has been around for more than 50 years and will see its name displayed prominently in the new hospital pavilion. 

March 16, 2022
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JACR study explores potential bias in patient experience scores and how providers can respond

Such metrics are increasingly important in both healthcare quality and reimbursement, New York cancer care experts wrote recently. 

March 14, 2022
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Radiology practices’ use of nurse practitioners, physician assistants has swelled in recent years

Imaging practices more likely to utilize NPPs are in urban areas, larger in size, and have a higher percentage of IR specialists, experts wrote in JACR

March 4, 2022
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Attending physicians’ reviews of radiology residents correlate with their ABR Core Exam score

Decreased evaluation scores during the first three years of residency align with whether individuals failed the test, experts wrote recently. 

March 3, 2022

Around the web

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

Using CT to perform coronary artery calcium scoring on symptomatic chest pain patients can deliver significant value, according to a new data published in Radiology

Peninsula Imaging told Mary Raver in 2014 that a cancerous growth was benign. She now has 18 months to live.

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