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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What workplace challenges do foreign-born radiologists face in the US?

Foreign-born faculty members face numerous challenges when joining radiology departments in the United States, according to a new analysis published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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Tomorrow’s radiologists should learn about machine learning today

As machine learning (ML) continues to play a larger role in radiology, it is crucial for future generations of radiologists to receive proper training that helps them participate in its development and implementation, according to a new analysis published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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Radiologists can improve efficiency, battle burnout by minimizing distractions

Burnout is a well-documented issue in radiology, but what can radiologists do to avoid such feelings? According to a new study published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology, improving efficiency is one way to battle burnout.

Radiology training programs should think outside the box during candidate interviews

A majority of radiology training programs utilize traditional interview techniques when interviewing candidates, according to a survey of active members of the Association of Program Directors in Radiology (APDR) published in Academic Radiology.

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RSNA 2018: Mary Mahoney named chair of RSNA Board of Directors

Mary C. Mahoney, MD, was named chair of the RSNA Board of Directors at RSNA 2018 in Chicago. Mahoney will lead the board in presenting radiologic research, education and technologies “to meet the changing needs of RSNA members and to improve patient care.”

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What motivates today's radiologists?

Workplace satisfaction among radiologists is propelled more by intrinsic motivators such as purpose and autonomy than extrinsic motivators such as salary and other financial incentives, according to an article published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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The Innovators Have Spoken: Here are the Winning Entries in the 2018 Imaging Innovation Awards

Sponsored by Intelerad

Last spring RBJ put out a call for entrants to compete in its inaugural Imaging Innovation Awards. We opened the contest to all private radiology practices and hospital radiology departments that had recently completed a project combining creative thinking with coordinated teamwork to develop a notably original breakthrough in some particular aspect of medical imaging.

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Valerie P. Jackson named new RSNA president

Valerie P. Jackson, MD, has been named the new president of the RSNA Board of Directors.

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.