The American Medical Association (AMA) has named Steven J. Stack, M.D., as the next president of the association. When Stack assumes office in June 1015, he will be the youngest AMA president in 100 years.

Longtime CEO of the ACR, Harvey L. Neiman, M.D., F.A.C.R., died at 71 after a long illness. Neiman will be remembered as a great leader who transformed the ACR from an insular medical society into a thriving, outward-looking professional organization well prepared to meet the needs of patients and the specialty in the 21st century.

Reston, Va. (June 5, 2014) – Harvey L. Neiman, MD, FACR, chief executive officer of the American College of Radiology (ACR), died tonight following a long illness. He was 71. Neiman was widely considered a medical visionary who dedicated his professional life to improving patient care.

Erkan Akyuz has been named president of McKesson Technology Solutions' Imaging & Workflow Solutions. Well known in imaging circles, Akyuz most recently served as president and CEO of Vital Images, Inc; previously, he was executive vice president and chief technology officer at Agfa Healthcare.

In a corporate reorganization designed to streamline bureaucracy and add $1 billion to its balance sheet, Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser unveiled a new strategic plan at a press conference yesterday, revealing that 16 business units will be reduced to nine, and healthcare will be given a large measure of autonomy to run itself.

Reston, VA – Bibb Allen, Jr., M.D., FACR, of Birmingham, AL, became the new chair of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Board of Chancellors during the recent ACR 91st Annual Meeting and Chapter Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. 

Just 5 percent of hospital leaders are physicians, not nearly enough for a successful transition to value-based care, according to a white paper from the American College of Physician Executives.

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