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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Decorated neuroradiologists express ‘concerns’ over peer Scott Atlas’ White House guidance during pandemic

The letter comes after a scathing Washington Post investigation, detailing how the Stanford senior fellow has allegedly pushed “junk science” to fight COVID-19. 

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CMS delays radiation oncology payment model following fierce opposition from physician community

The American College of Radiology had expressed "alarm" over a Jan. 1 launch date, concerned CMS was rushing the rollout and including too many small practices. 

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American College of Radiology names its 2021 Gold Medalists, honorary fellows

ACR plans to recognize the winners for their “extraordinary contributions to the field of radiology” during its annual meeting in May. 

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Tower Radiology forms partnership in Tampa; practice acquired in Washington, plus more company news

Also, Collaborative Imaging adds another practice to its growing roster of independent radiologists. 

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Imaging wasn’t enough. Now Walmart is moving into the insurance realm.

The Arkansas-based corporation recently announced the launch of its new business line, Walmart Insurance Services, and is already licensed in all 50 states. 

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Radiology is the most mentally demanding physician specialty, with heavy workload likely contributing to burnout

Radiologists self-reported one of the highest “physician task load” scores of any specialty, experts wrote in the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

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How radiology can mitigate anti-Asian bias and xenophobia during the COVID crisis

Imaging practices must make concerted efforts to address both subtle and overt instances of racism, experts wrote recently in JACR. 

Radiologists’ 4 key ingredients to expedite innovation via collaborative interdepartmental teams

Self-interest, turf wars and unfamiliarity between departments can all derail these partnerships, according to a new analysis in Clinical Imaging

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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.