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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RSNA adds internationally recognized neuroradiologist, nuclear physician to its board

The Radiological Society of North America announced the addition of decorated neuroradiologist Carolyn Meltzer, MD, to its board of directors on Tuesday, Dec. 3. 

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'Time is ripe’ for radiologists to leave reading room: RSNA president offers 3 steps to get started

Valerie P. Jackson, MD, suggested practical steps to begin engaging patients during her president's address, which kicked off the society's 105th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting on Dec. 1.

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Radiology trainees remiss in their own healthcare habits

Radiology is among the medical specialties whose trainees are highly likely to lack a routine place for their own medical care. The Harvard researchers behind the finding note that the deficiency increases risk for depression and burnout.

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Optimizing Relationships With Value-Minded Referring Physicians: 5 Things Radiologists Need to Know

Just as changing circumstances impact how marriage partners work together for the sake of their families, new wrinkles in familiar processes affect the way radiologists and referring physicians cooperate for the good of their patients. And the “changing circumstances” and “new wrinkles” now include the strain of U.S. healthcare’s push for value-based care.

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Turning Good Ideas Into Outstanding Advancements: Winners of the 2019 Imaging Innovation Awards

Sponsored by Intelerad

This year’s competition brought out the best in a strong field. All entrants developed notably original breakthroughs in various aspects of medical imaging. And the winners never lost sight of the ultimate point of all the extra effort: improving patient care while increasing efficiencies and, wherever possible, cutting or at least containing costs. Now meet the best of the best. 

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American College of Radiology seeking innovators with ‘Champions of Imaging’ contest

ACR said the competition will allow imaging providers to highlight their use of the college’s 3.0 case studies to spark innovation in their own work.

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Heeding attendee requests, RSNA plans to shorten future versions of its annual meeting

Starting with the 2021 iteration, RSNA plans to discontinue any educational programming on the final Friday of the agenda, instead concluding at the end of the day Thursday. 

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Call to action for radiologists to sharpen their dementia caregiving skills: A six-step process

The silver tsunami of aging Americans will bring a corresponding wave of dementia diagnoses, one that radiology business leaders will need to be prepared for in the coming years.