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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COVID-19’s impact on early career radiologists’ well-being underlines need for intervention

Rad residents have experienced financial and emotional hardships yet only about half have access to mental health services, according to new survey results.

November 11, 2021

Changes at Strategic Radiology as independent practice coalition adds former rad tech to C-suite

Barbara Perez Deppman also previously served as executive director for Radiology Associates of South Florida after her time spent as a technologist. 

November 11, 2021
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How the American Board of Radiology’s parental leave policy stacks up against other specialties’

The ABMS recently mandated that its members enact policies to cover caregiver, medical and parental leave, with varying degrees of compliance. 

November 10, 2021
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RadNet seeking creative ways to address ‘tight labor market’ plaguing the imaging industry

Workforce shortages have restricted the company's ability to expand hours in certain locations to work through patient backlogs, executives said. 

November 9, 2021
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Freestanding imaging centers among those avoiding CMS’ COVID-19 vaccination mandate

The agency also did not include requirements for physician offices or portable X-ray suppliers, while some lawmakers plan to fight the emergency order.

November 8, 2021
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Radiology Business Management Association launches imaging charity targeting underserved patients

The initiative pairs providers with Federally Qualified Health Centers, donating radiology services and gaining tax advantage in exchange. 

November 5, 2021
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Working in radiology associated with higher levels of burnout amid pandemic, large survey finds

COVID has also disproportionately impacted women, younger providers and those whose caregiving duties have spilled into their work lives. 

November 4, 2021
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Journal of the American College of Radiology easing author name-change policy impacting trans scholars

Transgender authors may be forced to abandon their previously published work due to numerous barriers in the process. 

November 4, 2021

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"This was an unneeded burden, which was solely adding to the administrative hassles of medicine," said American Society of Nuclear Cardiology President Larry Phillips.

SCAI and four other major healthcare organizations signed a joint letter in support of intravascular ultrasound. 

The newly approved AI models are designed to improve the detection of pulmonary embolisms and strokes in patients who undergo CT scans.

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