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.

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Bruce J. Tromberg begins term as director of NIBIB

The National Institutes of Health (NIGH) has administered the oath of office to Bruce J. Tromberg, PhD, the new director of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB).

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IZI Medical Products acquires needle assets from Cook Medical

IZI Medical Products, an interventional radiology medical device company, acquired soft tissue biopsy and breast localization needle assets from Cook Medical. This is IZI’s third add-on acquisition in the last 18 months.

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Radiology department collects toys for Boys & Girls Club

The department of radiology at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital in Fairbanks, Alaska, provided toys for 80 children over the holiday season.

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Breast cancer survivor now helping others as a peer support counselor

A new blog post from the department of radiology and biomedical imaging at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) demonstrates how one patient’s positive experience can have an impact on other patients for many years down the line.

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How to help radiology trainees learn more about peripheral nerve imaging

Electronic modules can help radiology residents and fellows learn more about peripheral nerve imaging at any level of training, according to new research published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

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Leaders in radiology face their fair share of challenges

Providing high-quality leadership is crucial in radiology, but it can also be challenging, according to a new article published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. What can radiologists do to grow in the face of these challenges and become better leaders?

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Radiologist convicted of illegal opioid distribution heads to jail, judge rejects leniency plea

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) radiologist Marios Papachristou’s plea to evade jail time was rejected by U.S. District Judge Arthur Schwab, according to a report from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Papachristou wrote phony Vicodin prescriptions for family and friends, ultimately feeding his own prescription drug addictions.

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Denise W. Hines joins HIMSS as Chief Americas Officer

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has announced the appointment of Denise W. Hines, DHA, PMP, to their executive leadership team as Chief Americas Officer. Her appointment to the position will be effective in January 2019.

Around the web

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.

The all-in-one Omni Legend PET/CT scanner is now being manufactured in a new production facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin.