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.

Rad Partners now has 200 radiology residents working across 10 programs
RP said it has two more residency program slated to launch in 2026, with its research institute developing curriculum focused on artificial intelligence and the business of imaging.
Is the job market for health execs about to undergo a shakeout?
Among healthcare organizations sweating the possible passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” few have more to worry about than nonprofit hospitals and health systems that compete with privately held or publicly traded rivals for executive talent.
Congenital heart surgeon named president of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery
Emile Bacha, MD, is an internationally recognized leader in both pediatric and adult congenital cardiac surgery.
Cardiologist became paralyzed after wearing heavy aprons in the cath lab for decades—but he fought back
Dean J. Kereiakes, MD, was left paralyzed after battling severe orthopedic issues for his entire career. Back in the cath lab after a long recovery, he is now stressing the importance of workplace safety among interventional cardiologists.
HHS names interventional radiologist as next national coordinator for health IT
A physician and engineer, Thomas Keane, MD, MBA, will oversee federal policy related to interoperability, electronic health records and other medtech issues.

4 ways radiology leaders must manage staff differently during the coronavirus outbreak

One group of imaging veterans said managers must not lose sight of the “people” aspect of their response, as this situation continues to unfold.

Radiologists should consider unionizing to counter specialty’s corporate takeover, expert says

Taking this step would come with numerous obstacles, but it’s certainly worth weighing, argues professor and neuroradiologist Arvind Vijayasarathi, MD, MBA, MPH.

Noncompete clause fails to snuff radiology salesman’s jump to tech startup

VRad had sought an injunction to stop Michael Rabern from continuing his duties at Silicon Valley-based teleradiology company Nines Inc.

Nearly 90% of early career radiologists believe corporatization is harming the speciality

Another 83% said they’d prefer to work for an independent practice, rather than one owned by a corporation, researchers reported in March’s Journal of the American College of Radiology.

American Board of Radiology canceling exams in response to coronavirus outbreak

In particular, the doc-certification nonprofit said it’s canning both diagnostic radiology and radioisotope safety testing slated for April 6 in Tucson, Arizona.

Radiologists want more positive feedback, emotional support following major errors

Making a serious mistake can be a crushing experience for physicians that’s only exacerbated if practices don’t have the right safety net in place, experts wrote March 2 in Academic Radiology.

Radiology podcasts growing in prevalence, first-ever study finds

That’s according to a comprehensive new analysis of the listening landscape, published Wednesday in Insights Into Imaging.

5 strategies to maintain radiology practice value in the face of increasing imaging volume

Numerous forces are combining to spike physicians' case loads, which could lead to low-quality care, errors and burnout.

Leadership

Rad Partners now has 200 radiology residents working across 10 programs

Is the job market for health execs about to undergo a shakeout?

Congenital heart surgeon named president of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Cardiologist became paralyzed after wearing heavy aprons in the cath lab for decades—but he fought back

HHS names interventional radiologist as next national coordinator for health IT