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.

Hunger, recent travel and occupational exhaustion significantly impact radiologists’ breast imaging reads
These findings signal the “urgent need” for interventions to address workload management, provide adequate resources and promote rad well-being.
University of Maryland names new radiology chair
Tarek N. Hanna, MD, is a nationally recognized expert in emergency and trauma radiology, currently working for Emory in Atlanta.
Study explores suicide rate among residents in radiology and other specialties
A total of 19 diagnostic radiology residents died between 2000 to 2021, including six by neoplastic disease and five from suicide, researchers write in JAMA.
Whole-body MRI radiology group Prenuvo hires former Peloton CFO
Jill Woodworth served as chief financial officer of the fitness company from 2018 to 2022, leading it from pre-IPO to a phenomenon notching $4 billion.
Radiology provider Akumin appoints chief medical officer
Nasir Siddiqui, MD, MBA, is taking on the role for the Plantation, Florida-based organization after previously spending nine years at Duly Health and Care.

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Female radiologists scoring promotions at higher rate than male colleagues

Imaging experts speculated that the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors may be helping to improve gender disparities across the profession.

Radiology Business Management Association names annual award winners, new board

Sara Nofziger-Drew, vice president of revenue cycle services for R1 RCM, took home the RBMA's top honor, the prestigious Calhoun Award.

RBMA Radiology Business Management Association Paradigm Peter Moffatt

Outgoing President Pete Moffatt reflects on the 2025 RBMA Annual Meeting

"I feel very privileged to have led such an experienced and capable board of directors," the Radiology Business Management Association's 2024-2025 leader writes in a Radiology Business guest column.

CEO of radiology provider Akumin departs abruptly after 1 year on job

Krishna Kumar, former CEO of Philips India, was replaced Monday by Henry Howe, the former CFO and interim CEO of Envision Healthcare.

Rad Partners leader offers advice on guiding remote radiology teams

Stacy Sanso, ARA Diagnostic Imaging's director of patient access, spoke during the opening day of RBMA's PaRADigm annual meeting.

The Radiology Business Management Association’s annual meeting kicks off today in Nashville

RBMA is expecting over 700 radiology business professionals in attendance at its ninth annual PaRADigm conference, along with 65 exhibitors.

Establishing a standalone interventional radiology department: Finances and other key factors

The University of Miami believes it has established the first completely independent IR department in the country, which is thriving years after creation.

Linda Moy, MD, resigns as editor of RSNA’s flagship journal, plus more leadership news

In other news, the University of Nebraska Medical Center has named Ryan Lee, MD, MBA, as its next chair of radiology, while ASRT has elected new board members.

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Health Imaging

MRI projectile incident likely to result in a 'seven-figure sum' repair bill for hospital

News of an incident is a stark reminder that healthcare workers and patients aren’t the only ones who need to be aware around MRI suites.

Health Imaging

American College of Radiology announces significant expansion of Lung Cancer Screening Registry

The ACR hopes these changes, including the addition of diagnostic performance feedback, will help reduce the number of patients with incidental nodules lost to follow-up each year.

Health Imaging

AI reduces CT lung cancer screening workload by nearly 80%

And it can do so with almost 100% accuracy as a first reader, according to a new large-scale analysis.

Leadership

Hunger, recent travel and occupational exhaustion significantly impact radiologists’ breast imaging reads

University of Maryland names new radiology chair

Study explores suicide rate among residents in radiology and other specialties

Whole-body MRI radiology group Prenuvo hires former Peloton CFO

Radiology provider Akumin appoints chief medical officer

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