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.

CEO of radiology provider Akumin departs abruptly after 1 year on job
Krishna Kumar, former CEO of Philips India, was replaced Monday by Henry Howe, the former CFO and interim CEO of Envision Healthcare.
Rad Partners leader offers advice on guiding remote radiology teams
Stacy Sanso, ARA Diagnostic Imaging's director of patient access, spoke during the opening day of RBMA's PaRADigm annual meeting.
The Radiology Business Management Association’s annual meeting kicks off today in Nashville
RBMA is expecting over 700 radiology business professionals in attendance at its ninth annual PaRADigm conference, along with 65 exhibitors.
Establishing a standalone interventional radiology department: Finances and other key factors
The University of Miami believes it has established the first completely independent IR department in the country, which is thriving years after creation.
Linda Moy, MD, resigns as editor of RSNA’s flagship journal, plus more leadership news
In other news, the University of Nebraska Medical Center has named Ryan Lee, MD, MBA, as its next chair of radiology, while ASRT has elected new board members.

CEO of radiology provider Akumin departs abruptly after 1 year on job

Krishna Kumar, former CEO of Philips India, was replaced Monday by Henry Howe, the former CFO and interim CEO of Envision Healthcare.

Rad Partners leader offers advice on guiding remote radiology teams

Stacy Sanso, ARA Diagnostic Imaging's director of patient access, spoke during the opening day of RBMA's PaRADigm annual meeting.

The Radiology Business Management Association’s annual meeting kicks off today in Nashville

RBMA is expecting over 700 radiology business professionals in attendance at its ninth annual PaRADigm conference, along with 65 exhibitors.

Establishing a standalone interventional radiology department: Finances and other key factors

The University of Miami believes it has established the first completely independent IR department in the country, which is thriving years after creation.

Linda Moy, MD, resigns as editor of RSNA’s flagship journal, plus more leadership news

In other news, the University of Nebraska Medical Center has named Ryan Lee, MD, MBA, as its next chair of radiology, while ASRT has elected new board members.

‘Insufficient governance of AI’ is the No. 2 patient safety threat in 2025

ECRI compiled its latest list of healthcare hazards based on a wide scope of data, hoping to pintpoint the most pressing threats to patients' well-being.

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Launching a CT colorectal cancer screening program: 4 barriers and how to overcome them

CT for CRC screening is at an “inflection point” following the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ recent decision to cover the exam, experts say.

American Board of Radiology reveals key changes to IR/DR Certifying Exam

ABR is eliminating the computer-based component of the IR/DR Certifying Exam and requiring interventional radiology candidates to pass an oral test, like their DR counterparts.

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Health Imaging

American College of Radiology announces significant expansion of Lung Cancer Screening Registry

The ACR hopes these changes, including the addition of diagnostic performance feedback, will help reduce the number of patients with incidental nodules lost to follow-up each year.

Health Imaging

AI reduces CT lung cancer screening workload by nearly 80%

And it can do so with almost 100% accuracy as a first reader, according to a new large-scale analysis.

Health Imaging

Nearly $800,000 settlement offered to family of man who died during MRI exam

The patient, who was being cared for in the ICU, was not accompanied or monitored by nursing staff during his exam, despite being sedated.