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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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

COVID-19 only amplifying Dr. Mom’s ‘triple whammy’ of challenges. How radiology can respond.

Obstacles include structural discrimination, rigid work expectations and a high debt load following medical school, experts wrote in JACR

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Top academic system inks deal with indie provider Solis Mammography, eyeing ‘spa-like’ imaging expansion

UChicago Medicine and its Addison, Texas-based partner said they will look to marry clinical excellence with patient experience at their new centers.

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Radiologists get reprieve after Senate, Trump finalize bill to extend Medicare loan repayment terms

Provider groups expressed relief Wednesday night following the bill’s final approval.

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6 steps to address burnout among breast radiologists: From AI to ‘judgement-free zones’

Much has been written about overall physician workplace fatigue, but not enough on this subspecialty, experts noted recently.