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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Grappling with imaging backlogs, RadNet eyes relief through AI, ‘aggressive talent acquisition’

The Los Angeles-based imaging center operator has deployed "super techs," overseeing multiple CT or MR exams remotely with the help of aids. 

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Generative AI: Who’s disrupting whom?

Given the speed at which generative AI has penetrated every major sector of human endeavor, no expert in any field should pretend to know how to cleanly separate the disruptors from the disrupted.

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Radiology department retools workflows to minimize disruptions from instant messaging

The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine recently implemented such a platform, hoping to cut back on other modes of communication in its reading room. 

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Southwestern state to forgive $2B in medical debt for 1M residents

A February analysis showed more than 11 million Americans owe healthcare providers between $1,001 and $10,000. Another 3 million owe more than $10K.

Cardiovascular Logistics (CVL), a private equity-backed cardiovascular platform with a roster of more than 150 cardiologist partners, has announced four new additions to its leadership team.

Private equity-backed cardiology management group expands its leadership team

Three of the new hires previously worked with Cardiovascular Institute of the South, the cardiology practice that launched Cardiovascular Logistics in 2023 with Lee Equity Partners.

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Private equity-backed radiology provider LucidHealth names chief operating officer

David Grau served as the Columbus-based company’s chief strategy officer from 2020 to 2023 before recently taking on the newly created COO role. 
 

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Cardiologists make history, treat world’s first patient with new interventional device for chest pain

The self-expandable device was designed to treat “no-option” chest pain patients who see no long-term benefits from other interventions. 

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Data shows COVID precautions gave ‘screenable’ cancers an unwelcome opening

Many public health experts believe global pandemics will become more frequent in coming years. Given the advance warning, healthcare leaders should plan now to encourage screening compliance then.