Radiology Partners launches new Office of the Chief Medical Officer months after CMO’s departure
Radiology Partners is launching a new Office of the Chief Medical Officer months after its first CMO stepped down from the role, the company announced Tuesday.
As part of the change, the El Segundo, California-based imaging giant promoted 13 of its rad leaders to serve as associate CMOs. They’ll each focus on a host of different key issues, ranging from operations to integration, communication, artificial intelligence and health policy.
“Establishing a radiologist-led Office of the Chief Medical Officer is an exciting step that will further amplify the voices of radiologist leaders both internally and externally,” Chairman and CEO Rich Whitney said March 30.
Jay Bronner, MD, Rad Partners’ first-ever chief medical officer, stepped down from the post last summer. He now serves as chief executive officer of American Orthopedic Partners, founded last year in partnership with private equity investors, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Rad Partners bill itself as the largest radiology practice in the United States, employing 2,400 physicians serving more than 3,400 hospitals and other care facilities. The company recently finalized its $885 million purchase of Mednax’s imaging business line including teleradiology firm vRad.
You can find the full rundown of radiologist promotions from RP here.
Marty Stempniak has covered healthcare since 2012, with his byline appearing in the American Hospital Association's member magazine, Modern Healthcare and McKnight's. Prior to that, he wrote about village government and local business for his hometown newspaper in Oak Park, Illinois. He won a Peter Lisagor and Gold EXCEL awards in 2017 for his coverage of the opioid epidemic.