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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Canadian radiologist details ongoing feud with employer, says she has experienced workplace bullying

A radiologist in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, alleges that she lost her hospital privileges in 2017 as part of a larger campaign of workplace bullying she has experienced while working at James Paton Memorial Hospital.

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AMA elects Arkansas radiologist to board of trustees

Arkansas radiologist Scott Ferguson, MD, was elected to the American Medical Association (AMA) board of trustees this week after serving as an AMA delegate for nearly a decade, the organization has announced.

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GE Healthcare Imaging names Tom McGuinness president, CEO

GE Healthcare named Tom McGuinness its new president and CEO of GE Healthcare's Imaging business on June 11, according to an internal report from GE Healthcare.

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10 ‘elite’ radiology residents awarded scholarships to attend ACR summit

Ten radiology fellows and residents have been awarded scholarships to attend the American College of Radiology (ACR)’s Leadership Institute Summit this fall, the ACR announced this month.

Strategic Radiology hires John Outlaw to lead compliance efforts

Strategic Radiology has hired John Outlaw, CHC, as the company’s vice president of compliance.

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ASRT, ARRT spearhead grant for education, professional growth

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Foundation will award a $500 grant to 50 radiologic technologists (RTs) to support their educational efforts and professional growth opportunities. The “Advancing Your Profession: Education and Professional Growth Grants” program will be funded by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).

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ASRT announces recipients of annual Distinguished Author awards

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has announced the recipients of its Radiologic Technology Distinguished Author Award in Honor of Jean I. Widger and Radiation Therapist Distinguished Author Award in Honor of Harold Silverman.

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Radiologist receives ACR Foundation award for humanitarian efforts

Michael T. Nelson, MD, has been given the American College of Radiology (ACR) Foundation’s 2018 Global Humanitarian Award for his “global impact on radiology services.”

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.