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.

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.
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.

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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Radiologists aim to ‘take back the profession from Wall Street’ with launch of new private practice

Kevin Kadakia, MD, MBA, and Tarang Patel, DO, officially announced the rollout of Radiology One March 1 with a team of 25-plus rads.

Building a successful CCTA program: Physicians and healthcare executives to share advice

CCTA continues to grow more and more important in the day-to-day treatment of heart patients. Hospitals and health systems that fail to embrace the modality risk falling behind.

Most stock photos fail to accurately portray the work of radiologists

Only about 9% of images examined presented a “realistic view of a radiologist’s job," according to new research out of Belgium.

Around the web

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.