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.

Smartwatches reduce physician burnout while improving resilience
Radiation oncologists and other specialists wore the devices for six months at two pilot institutions, with promising initial results.
Former US surgeon general joins Eko as medical advisor
"Eko is transforming how we detect cardiovascular disease—making cutting-edge, AI-powered tools accessible to frontline providers," said former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD.
Pioneering private practice and its 68 physicians join Strategic Radiology
North Carolina-based Eastern Radiologists announced the move on Tuesday, marking the 46th practice to join SR and eighth in the Tar Heel State.
New hypertension guidelines embrace early treatment, updated risk assessments and renal denervation
New ACC/AHA recommendations encourage clinicians to take a proactive approach when managing patients with elevated or high blood pressure. The inclusion of renal denervation in this document represents clear progress for a relatively new technology.
Nurse educator: To secure staff buy-in on AI, apply Gartner’s Hype Cycle
Nurse leaders seeking AI acceptance from those they lead would do well to apply psychological insights along with technical tips.

Smartwatches reduce physician burnout while improving resilience

Radiation oncologists and other specialists wore the devices for six months at two pilot institutions, with promising initial results.

Eko Health announced former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD, MPH, FASA, a board-certified anesthesiologist and executive director of the Center for Community Health Enhancement and Learning at Purdue University, joined the company as a distinguished medical advisor.

Former US surgeon general joins Eko as medical advisor

"Eko is transforming how we detect cardiovascular disease—making cutting-edge, AI-powered tools accessible to frontline providers," said former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD.

Pioneering private practice and its 68 physicians join Strategic Radiology

North Carolina-based Eastern Radiologists announced the move on Tuesday, marking the 46th practice to join SR and eighth in the Tar Heel State.

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New hypertension guidelines embrace early treatment, updated risk assessments and renal denervation

New ACC/AHA recommendations encourage clinicians to take a proactive approach when managing patients with elevated or high blood pressure. The inclusion of renal denervation in this document represents clear progress for a relatively new technology.

Nurse educator: To secure staff buy-in on AI, apply Gartner’s Hype Cycle

Nurse leaders seeking AI acceptance from those they lead would do well to apply psychological insights along with technical tips.

Med school picks radiologist as next dean, plus more leadership moves from RadNet, Rutgers and Rad AI

In other news, Rutgers has selected a Yale doc as its new radiation oncology chair, RadNet is hiring a former Hologic PR pro, and Rad AI is adding a CFO and CRO.

ACR forms task force to explore corporatization and consolidation in radiology

“We need a common understanding of what is happening out there. As it stands now, we don’t have fundamental terms defined that are necessary to make informed plans and decisions," one rad says.

University of Alabama at Birmingham names new radiology chair

The UAB Department of Radiology has selected internationally recognized rad and researcher Mahmud Mossa-Basha, MD, as its next leader following a national search.