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.

JACR examines perspective of nonradiologists

The Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR) and the American College of Radiology’s Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute have collaborated on a present for readers this holiday season: a special December issue of the JACR featuring articles by nonradiologists. 

Radiology Partners expands, partners with Radiology Associates of Canton

Radiology Partners announced this week that it has officially partnered with Canton, Ohio-based Radiology Associates of Canton (RAC). 

Thumbnail

Fail Thee Well

Although there is no shortage of maxims, axioms and old adages supporting the wisdom to be found in failure, few organizations succeed in mining a flop for the value it confers.

Infographic: 5 tips for making RSNA 2015 the best conference ever

Get excited! RSNA 2015 is right around the corner. Here are a few ways to make sure you get the most out of it.

Is it time for a reduction in radiology residency positions?

According to a recent study in Academic Radiology, supply in the radiology job market significantly outweighs demand, and residency positions should be reduced as a result.

Alan Davison, MIT professor and nuclear cardiology pioneer, dies at 79

Alan Davison, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor emeritus of chemistry and fellow of the Royal Society, died on Nov. 14 after a long illness. He was 79 years old.

FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A. expands executive leadership team

FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A. has added Chief Operating Officer Johann Fernando, PhD, and Chief Medical Officer Diku Mandavia, MD, to the company’s executive leadership team. 

Driver in fatal crash that killed radiologist pleads no contest

The driver who struck and killed radiologist Kenneth E. Najarian, MD, in June has pleaded no contest to drunken driving, according to reporting by the Burlington Free Press. 

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.