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.

Jocelyn Rapelyea, MD

George Washington University names radiology chair

Jocelyn Rapelyea, MD, completed her residency at the D.C. institution and rose to the rank of professor after years there. 

Compensation for U.S. cardiologists is up across the board, according to a recent survey published by MedAxiom, an American College of Cardiology company. The report identified similar trends for cardiovascular surgeons, highlighting the country’s high demand for all heart specialists in 2024 and beyond.

Cardiovascular health in the United States: Exploring the good, the bad and the ugly

A new comprehensive report detailed the latest stats and trends in hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke and many other areas of interest. “Progress in cardiovascular health depends on knowing where we stand,” the authors wrote. “To improve, we must measure—not occasionally, but consistently, transparently and with purpose.”

Aidoc Jesse M. Ehrenfeld

Radiology vendor Aidoc hires former AMA president as chief medical officer

A practicing anesthesiologist and clinical informaticist, Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, will aid hospital systems in adopting AI tools from the New York-based technology firm. 

Joshua J. Cooper ACR American College of Radiology

American College of Radiology appoints new head of advocacy

Joshua J. Cooper brings 30 years of experience as the new ACR executive VP of government relations, economics and health policy.  

Cardiac surgeon and innovator Thomas Fogerty, MD, who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Technology.

Cardiology pioneer Thomas Fogarty dies as 91

Fogarty created many inventions that fundamentally changed cardiac surgical practice. He also received the Presidential Medal of Technology and Innovation from President Barack Obama in 2014.

Is RFK Jr. really conducting an ‘assault on vaccines’? And more high-level news notes

The CDC has gone ahead and changed its recommendations for childhood immunizations. The gnashing of teeth has only just begun. 

Lady Justice

High-level briefing: Regional merger scrapped | Provider chain denied | Holiday inspiration appreciated | more

The biggest investor in a nursing home chain can run but not hide from comeuppance for the chain’s alleged role in harms—including deaths—done to hundreds of patients.

Lumexa Caitlin Zulla

Lumexa Imaging refinances debts, fills out board of directors

Effective Dec. 10, Brett Brodnax, Bridget Karlin, Matthew Lungren, MD, and Robert Mittl, MD, joined Lumexa’s board of directors.