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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Are we losing touch with the 'human side’ of radiology?

It’s the hottest topic in radiology right now: What kind of impact will artificial intelligence and machine learning have on the specialty’s future? According to a recent opinion piece published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, imaging leaders should start worrying less about robots replacing radiologists and more about why radiologists are being treated as if they are already robots.

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98% of radiology residents intend to pursue a fellowship

It has become increasingly important for today’s radiology residents to pursue fellowships, because it raises their marketability in the workplace and can lead to more personal satisfaction.

UCSF names new radiology chair

Christopher Hess, MD, PhD, has been appointed the new chair of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) department of radiology and biomedical imaging, effective Jan. 1, 2018.

RSNA 2017: The advantages of using peer learning vs peer review

The peer review model traditionally found in radiology is slowly losing ground as many it not ideal for examining mistakes. At RSNA 2017 in Chicago, David Larson, MD, MBA, with the Stanford University School of Medicine, explained why peer learning is a better option for organizations and practices to use when analyzing interpretation errors.

ACR announces 2018 gold medalists, honorary fellows, distinguished achievement recipients

The American College of Radiology (ACR) Board of Chancellors announced Tuesday, Dec. 5, it had selected three innovators as 2018 Gold Medalists.

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RSNA 2017: Diversity a key contributor to excellence in radiology

Compared to other specialties, radiology is struggling to attract diversity in its workforce in the United States.

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RSNA 2017: Ehman stresses innovation, invention in radiology in opening remarks

In his opening address at RSNA 2017 in Chicago, Richard Ehman, MD, encouraged attendees to continue to support the culture of innovation and invention, with the ultimate goal of transforming radiology to better serve patients.

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Listening to Tom Petty with Medical Imaging on the Brain

Tom Petty has been a big part of my life for as long as I can remember. I watched his music videos in awe as a young kid, learned his songs on the guitar as a teenager and saw him play live with the Heartbreakers multiple times as an adult. 

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.