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.

AAP, other physician societies double down on Kennedy-crossing vaccination stance
5 high-profile physician leaders: ‘Misinformation, politicization of commonsense public health efforts and sudden changes to federal vaccine guidance are creating mass confusion and diminishing trust in public health.’
Richard Duszak, MD, stepping down as University of Mississippi radiology chair
Robert W. Morris, MD, MBA, will take over the title beginning on Jan. 1, having served on the UMMC faculty since 2016.
Major association of physicians presents itself as a go-to alternative vs. the government on vaccine expertise
One of the most formidable societies of medical professionals in the U.S. is going toe-to-toe with Robert F. Kennedy’s HHS over changing vaccination recommendations.
Heart Failure Society of America names its newest leaders and board members
Kenneth Margulies, MD, will be the group's next president. These new terms all begin after the HFSA Annual Scientific Meeting in September.
Radiologists call for action on lack of 24/7 interventional services
Workforce solutions could include regional on-call pools serving multiple facilities and cross-training vascular surgeons and interventional cardiologists on select procedures.

Building a Better Day

We all know good chemistry makes good relationships. But did you know chemistry has everything to do with having a good day—right down to thinking more clearly, getting more done and making meetings more productive?

Do you have the right attitude to innovate?

It was Outliers author Malcolm Gladwell who popularized the concept that it takes roughly 10,000 hours to achieve mastery in a field. Success is about practice, diligence and time. But when it comes to transformation and change in business, healthcare and life, it isn’t time but attitude that matters most.

Be happier at work

Finding a happy place at work may seem like mismatch—or if you are lucky, the norm. In healthcare, we strive to keep patients happy. Happy providers make happy patients. But sometimes we need some help in boosting our own happiness.

Gaining insight by doing nothing

The other day I saw this headline and stopped. “The Art and Science of Doing Nothing.”

Woes and Wars at Work

When there is conflict and tension at work, do you fight, take flight or let it fester?

Fujifilm CEO pens book on ‘innovating out of crisis’

Healthcare managers challenged to adjust to the foundational changes transforming their industry might do well to take a page—literally—from a titan of the consumer business world. 

Retirement plan tips for radiology practices

North Pier

When we began working with our first radiology clients well over 10 years ago, we assumed they would be similar to most other medical and law groups for which we had consulted.

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Leadership

AAP, other physician societies double down on Kennedy-crossing vaccination stance

Richard Duszak, MD, stepping down as University of Mississippi radiology chair

Major association of physicians presents itself as a go-to alternative vs. the government on vaccine expertise

Heart Failure Society of America names its newest leaders and board members

Radiologists call for action on lack of 24/7 interventional services