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.

5 takeaways from new ACR, Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine cybersecurity guidance
The two recently convened a panel of multidisciplinary stakeholders to discuss this issue, including radiologists, technologists, informaticists and physicists.
Radiology Partners moving its headquarters to Nashville
“It offers proximity to many of our partners, access to top healthcare talent and a strong ecosystem for collaboration," CEO Rich Whitney, MBA, says.
Fresh off name change, US Radiology Specialists hires former NFL player as chief medical officer
The Raleigh, North Carolina-based organization, which now goes by Lumexa Imaging, has selected radiologist Russell Stewart, MD, MBA, MS, to fill the key role.
Yale names new radiology chair, Rad Partners’ board addition, plus more leadership moves from ASTRO, Merit Medical
Christopher Whitlow, MD, is the Ivy League institution's new radiology leader, while John Chiminski joins the RP board, and Catheryn M. Yashar, MD, is set to become ASTRO president.
President outlines public-private vision for mass digitizing of health data, reinstates Presidential Fitness Test for youth
What President Trump has in mind is a populace equipped with smartphone apps run by tech companies and confident enough in those apps to willingly upload much if not all of their personal health data. All that and fit kids too.

Healthcare mourns unexpected death of 36-year-old Minnesota radiologist

Gretchen Butler, MD, a breast imaging specialist and mother of three, died March 5 by suicide, according to published reports.

American Board of Radiology to require side-view cameras for future remote exams

To help defray the cost, the Tucson, Arizona-based doc-certification group is crediting candidates $40 toward future fees.

100-year-old radiologist dies from COVID-19

Kenneth Kaess' career spanned decades and took him to all corners of the country, according to a death notice published in local newspapers.

American Board of Radiology warns of phone scam targeting test takers

ABR emphasized Wednesday that it will never call diplomates asking for payment on the spot.

Imaging provider Solis Mammography enters 10th major market with latest partnership

The Addison, Texas-based radiology firm now operates more than 85 imaging centers, both wholly owned and via hospital joint ventures.

CEO of private equity-backed Center for Diagnostic Imaging stepping down after 6 years

Kim Tzoumakas, 21st Century Oncology's former chief exec, is assuming the role and plans to guide the radiology firm through its next growth phase.

Scaling up radiology resources could avert 9.5M deaths while saving trillions, global imaging leaders charge

The finding is part of a groundbreaking new report supported by more than two dozen worldwide leaders in cancer care.

breast radiologist breast cancer mammography

Breast radiologists reporting high levels of psychological distress during the pandemic

Such struggles persisted across all demographic groups, with young and/or female physicians hit hardest, according to a new survey.

Leadership

5 takeaways from new ACR, Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine cybersecurity guidance

Radiology Partners moving its headquarters to Nashville

Fresh off name change, US Radiology Specialists hires former NFL player as chief medical officer

Yale names new radiology chair, Rad Partners’ board addition, plus more leadership moves from ASTRO, Merit Medical

President outlines public-private vision for mass digitizing of health data, reinstates Presidential Fitness Test for youth