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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Radiology practice pledges $100,000 toward local hospital’s expansion plans

Grand View Radiology Associates has been around for more than 50 years and will see its name displayed prominently in the new hospital pavilion. 

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JACR study explores potential bias in patient experience scores and how providers can respond

Such metrics are increasingly important in both healthcare quality and reimbursement, New York cancer care experts wrote recently. 

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AMA launches initiative to support more equitable health innovation

The AMA created initiative to supports leading industry stakeholders in committing to equitable health innovation opportunities targeted to improving health outcomes in historically marginalized communities. 

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Radiology practices’ use of nurse practitioners, physician assistants has swelled in recent years

Imaging practices more likely to utilize NPPs are in urban areas, larger in size, and have a higher percentage of IR specialists, experts wrote in JACR

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Attending physicians’ reviews of radiology residents correlate with their ABR Core Exam score

Decreased evaluation scores during the first three years of residency align with whether individuals failed the test, experts wrote recently. 

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Several medical imaging societies ask to be involved in Congressional Medicare reform efforts

Numerous medical imaging societies, including the ACR, signed onto a letter dated Feb. 25 that was sent to members of Congress requesting collaboration on reforms to the Medicare physician payment system.

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Proposal would pause radiologists’ student loan interest accrual, principal payments during residency

Proponents said the bipartisan bill would save residents thousands of dollars on interest and ease financial stress for those unable to begin repaying debt immediately.

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ACR urges feds to prioritize radiology in funding for 1,000 new physician residency slots

The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services is investing $1.8B to bolster the doc workforce, and advocates believe imaging should take priority.