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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Ensuring future success: 3 ways radiology residents can provide more value

The American Alliance of Academic Chief Residents in Radiology (A3CR2) recently met in New Orleans, and their discussion could prove to have a significant impact on an entire generation of young radiologists.

Facebook data shows medical students and physicians ‘like’ interaction

Facebook is jam-packed with status updates, advertisements, and cute cat videos, but as a recent analysis published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology points out, it is also a “far-reaching means to deliver information and educational materials” for an entire generation of physicians.  

Q&A: Providing service with a smile + what radiology gets wrong about patient satisfaction

Customer service has increasingly been a focus across healthcare, spurred by an ever-shifting competitive landscape and the growing importance of quality measures for payment. Toby Edwards, CRA, director of imaging services at Lake Wales Medical Center in Lake Wales, Fla., explains how imaging specialists can improve customer service.

Houston radiologist named 2015 Physician of the Year by Memorial Hermann

Radiology Partners has announced that Dean Chauvin, MD, was named 2015 Physician of the Year by Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center. Chauvin is a member of Radiology Partners Houston in Houston, Texas. 

Volpara Solutions announces new chief marketing officer

Volpara Solutions has announced that Julian Marshall, who has more than 20 years of experience in the breast imaging technology industry, is the company’s new chief marketing officer. Most recently, Marshall served as Hologic’s director of global strategic innovation.

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FPPE fever: Every radiologist deserves a 'fair, thorough' evaluation

Focused professional performance evaluations (FPPEs) are common in radiology. But what if the evaluation goes poorly? According to a recent article published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology, if the evaluation reveals significant issues, management should attempt to work with the radiologist instead of simply firing them on the spot.

Former Merge Healthcare CEO named Tribune Publishing’s CEO

Former Merge Healthcare CEO Justin Dearborn was named the CEO of Tribune Publishing Co. on Feb. 23.

Kanteron Systems USA taps Merge's Memarian for president, chief commercial officer

Kanteron Systems USA announced this week that John Memarian will be joining the workflow management company as president and chief commercial officer. Memarian is currently the president of international businesses at Merge Healthcare, which was acquired by IBM last year for $1 billion. 

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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.

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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.