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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ASRT, ARRT spearhead grant for education, professional growth

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Foundation will award a $500 grant to 50 radiologic technologists (RTs) to support their educational efforts and professional growth opportunities. The “Advancing Your Profession: Education and Professional Growth Grants” program will be funded by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).

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ASRT announces recipients of annual Distinguished Author awards

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has announced the recipients of its Radiologic Technology Distinguished Author Award in Honor of Jean I. Widger and Radiation Therapist Distinguished Author Award in Honor of Harold Silverman.

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Radiologist receives ACR Foundation award for humanitarian efforts

Michael T. Nelson, MD, has been given the American College of Radiology (ACR) Foundation’s 2018 Global Humanitarian Award for his “global impact on radiology services.”

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Radiologist reflects on life, hope and the American dream

Driss Raissi, MD, a radiologist at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in Lexington, had an emotional experience one day in the operating room, and he shared the story in a new commentary published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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ACR elects new officers, including McGinty as 1st woman chair in history

The American College of Radiology, at its 2018 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., announced results of an election for its new Board of Chancellors. Geraldine McGinty, MD, MBA, previously the vice chair of the ACR Board of Chancellors, is the first woman elected chair of the board in the organization’s history.

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Ruth Carlos named new JACR editor-in-chief

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has announced that Ruth C. Carlos, MD, MS, will be the new editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR), officially beginning her term in January 2019.

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Half of radiology department employees say they don’t report all safety concerns

Radiology department employees are expected to report safety concerns, ensuring that their patients are cared for in the safest environment possible. However, according to a new study published in Radiology, employees don’t always report such issues.

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A lack of communication skills—not AI—is the greatest threat to millennial radiologists

Millennials growing up in an evolving world of digital connection might be drawn to the high-tech nature of radiology, but those same prospective physicians should be wary of their bedside manner, according to one Arizona clinician.