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.

COVID Healthcare Workers

100-year-old radiologist dies from COVID-19

Kenneth Kaess' career spanned decades and took him to all corners of the country, according to a death notice published in local newspapers. 

March 11, 2021
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American Board of Radiology warns of phone scam targeting test takers

ABR emphasized Wednesday that it will never call diplomates asking for payment on the spot. 

March 11, 2021
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Imaging provider Solis Mammography enters 10th major market with latest partnership

The Addison, Texas-based radiology firm now operates more than 85 imaging centers, both wholly owned and via hospital joint ventures. 

March 10, 2021
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CEO of private equity-backed Center for Diagnostic Imaging stepping down after 6 years

Kim Tzoumakas, 21st Century Oncology's former chief exec, is assuming the role and plans to guide the radiology firm through its next growth phase.

March 9, 2021
The top 12 radiology schools in the world, according to US News and World Report.

Scaling up radiology resources could avert 9.5M deaths while saving trillions, global imaging leaders charge

The finding is part of a groundbreaking new report supported by more than two dozen worldwide leaders in cancer care. 

March 5, 2021
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Breast radiologists reporting high levels of psychological distress during the pandemic

Such struggles persisted across all demographic groups, with young and/or female physicians hit hardest, according to a new survey.

March 2, 2021
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Decades-old radiology practice selling off assets to local hospital and closing office

Northern Radiology Imaging has served New York's Northern Country region for more than 70 years, but will close on March 5. 

February 26, 2021
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American Board of Radiology says ‘persistent barriers’ preventing it from reducing user fees

The doc-certification group recently switched to a virtual exam business model and anticipated the change would help reduce costs.

February 24, 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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