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.

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.
Experts share recipe to reduce radiologist recommendations for unnecessary extra imaging
Education and other initiatives helped cut the rate of radiologist recommendations for additional imaging by 44% compared to a control site.

Hari Naidu D, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, director of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) National Center of Excellence, and the cardiac catheterization labs at Westchester Medical Center, and HCM patient Lindsay Davis, who is a former Miss Ohio, co-authored a new children's book on HCM.

New children's book teaches families about hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

A new book designed to educate children and their families about hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was authored by Srihari Naidu, MD, and HCM patient Lindsay Davis.

Wake Radiology announces hiring of 8 physicians, plus more staffing news

Also, Envision shakes up its leadership team, Wake Radiology says a key physician is retiring and VUMC names a new section chief in emergency radiology.

RSNA reports cybersecurity incident potentially impacting personal information

UPDATED: The society emphasized that there is no evidence the information has been used for identity theft or financial fraud.

Obituaries: Melvin E. Clouse, MD, 90, shaped understanding of cardiovascular and interventional radiology

Other passings of note in the last month included Kevin Gude Ryan, MD, 89; Burton Silbert, MD, 91; and Robert Smith Howard II, MD, 62.

How aspiring radiology residents can win the ‘application arms race’

There has been a "notable" uptick in interest for diagnostic and interventional radiology, with experts recommending a shift in strategy to help standout in the process.

Eiman Jahangir, MD, a cardiologist with Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), successfully traveled to space and back Thursday, Aug. 29, on a Blue Origin rocket. The entire flight lasted approximately nine minutes. Blue Origin is the aerospace company founded by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos in 2000.

Cardiologist blasts into space on Jeff Bezos-funded Blue Origin rocket

The nine-minute flight was a complete success. Prior Blue Origin space tourism missions have included everyone from Bezos himself to Star Trek actor William Shatner.

heart doctors and surgeons working together. top cardiology hospitals in the United States.

70% of radiologists and other docs surveyed say culture is as important as money

Commitment to work-life balance, physician autonomy, positive atmosphere and management that treats staff well were listed as key elements of a healthy workplace.

Political intervention necessary to preserve ‘vanishing’ small independent practices, experts charge

Such organizations often lack the required IT infrastructure, population health expertise and relationships to navigate value-based care models.

Leadership

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

Experts share recipe to reduce radiologist recommendations for unnecessary extra imaging