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.

Half of cancer patients ignorant about imaging, and it’s causing them depression, anxiety and stress
Such “scanxiety” can have a detrimental effect on exam quality, delay care and necessitate additional imaging, experts write in the Journal of Radiology Nursing.
Cardiovascular Business announces its Forty Under 40 Class of 2025
Cardiovascular Business is thrilled to unveil the Forty Under 40 Class of 2025.
We asked readers to nominate individuals who are already making a major impact on the world of cardiovascular health at a young age. We wanted to hear about your best, your brightest, your most radical thinkers; the people who are never satisfied by something being “good enough” or “how it’s always been done.”
UCLA names new radiology chair, plus more leadership moves from SimonMed, GE HealthCare and Siemens Healthineers
Jonathan Goldin, MD, PhD, is the California institution's first new imaging chief in 20 years, replacing noted radiologist Dieter Enzmann, MD, who is stepping down.
Why surgery, not TAVR, remains the best treatment for some AS patients
TAVR is being used in more patients to treat severe aortic stenosis. However, according to a new commentary piece, SAVR is still the smartest treatment option for certain populations, including younger patients with bicuspid aortic valves.
Over 45% of radiologists and other docs are burned out, down from the 2021 peak
Despite the improvement, physicians remain at greater risk for such workplace fatigue when compared to other professions, the AMA reports.

Philips cuts 4K jobs amid falling sales

“These initial actions are needed to start turning the company around," new CEO Roy Jakobs said in a statement.

The American Hospital Association (AMA) is warning healthcare systems the Russians may attempt cyber attacks amid rising tensions of the war in Ukraine and the international community's response. #Ukraine #warinukraine #ukrainewar

MercyOne recovers from cyberattack of parent company

CommonSpirit became aware of an IT attack that was impacting some of its facilities, and the healthcare company subsequently took certain systems offline, including electronic health records and patient portals.

Contrast-enhanced mammography to get rigorous tryout under ACR’s oversight

Might mammography enhanced by contrast media prove a surer, faster way than other modalities—including digital breast tomosynthesis—to get to a definitive diagnosis for women with dense breast tissue? The American College of Radiology wants to know.

Former Tenet Healthcare CEO dies

The former CEO and executive chairman of Tenet Healthcare, Ron Rittenmeyer, has died. He was 75.

Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, director of Mount Sinai Heart and general director of the Spanish National Center for Cardiovascular Research

Cardiologist Valentin Fuster named president of Mount Sinai Heart

The hugely influential doctor will still serve as the general director of the Spanish National Center for Cardiovascular Research and editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Asher Kimchi, MD. Image courtesy of Cedars-Sinai.

‘He will be deeply missed’: Veteran cardiologist, dead at 76, remembered for his kindness and devotion

Asher Kimchi, MD, a veteran cardiologist with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, died on Oct. 7. His friends and colleagues shared loving tributes to his legacy.

Movers & Shakers: New leaders announced for CVS Health, other healthcare organizations

Check out the latest edition of Movers & Shakers from Health Exec, featuring executive announcements.

Survey spurred by ‘general need for more public transparency’ sheds light on editorial leadership at imaging journals

At scientific journals focused on medical imaging, 82% of editors-in-chief and 30% of editorial board members receive financial compensation for these side jobs.

Leadership

Half of cancer patients ignorant about imaging, and it’s causing them depression, anxiety and stress

Cardiovascular Business announces its Forty Under 40 Class of 2025

UCLA names new radiology chair, plus more leadership moves from SimonMed, GE HealthCare and Siemens Healthineers

Why surgery, not TAVR, remains the best treatment for some AS patients

Over 45% of radiologists and other docs are burned out, down from the 2021 peak