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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Deadline for ‘early bird’ AHRA 2016 registration is April 30

Mark those calendars! April 30 is the deadline to get “early bird” rates when registering for AHRA 2016.

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Q&A: Ezequiel Silva on ACR 2016 and why rads should listen to feedback from nonradiologists

Ezequiel Silva, MD, spoke with RadiologyBusiness.com about the ACR 2016 session he is moderating, how it came to be, and how increased communication can lead to improved patient care. 

New educational program from ASRT teaches technologists interventional radiology essentials

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has announced the launch of a new educational program exploring image-guided interventional radiology procedures.

Stanford radiologist remembered for passion, generosity

Gerald Friedland, MD, professor emeritus of radiology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, died earlier this month at the age of 82.  

RBMA unveils RBMA PARADIGM, its new annual conference

The Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) has announced it is launching a new annual conference for leaders in radiology, RBMA PARADIGM. The conference will replace the two annual meetings currently held by RBMA: The Radiology Summit and the Fall Educational Conference. 

Elekta announces new president and CEO

Elekta, a radiation therapy technology company based out of Stockholm, Sweden, announced this week that its board of directors has appointed Richard Hausmann its new president and CEO. 

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Q&A: Cheri Canon, ACR 2016 program chair, on how this year’s meeting offers ‘something for everyone’

ACR 2016, the annual meeting of the American College of Radiology (ACR), is less than one month away. Cheri L. Canon, MD, ACR 2016 program chair, spoke with RadiologyBusiness.com about the upcoming meeting, which begins May 15 in Washington, D.C. 

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EHR Adoption: Encouraging Progress, Sobering Obstacles

U.S. hospitals continued their double-digit growth in EHR adoption, according to a new study published in Health Affairs, achieving a 75.2% adoption rate by the end of 2014.

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Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

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.

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‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

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.

Cardiovascular Business
GE HealthCare moves PET/CT scanner production to United States

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