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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Large volume of radiologist reporting-backlogs an ‘urgent global issue’

Anecdotal reports indicate that radiologists are struggling to keep up with rising demand, but researchers sought to better quantify this crisis. 

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American College of Cardiology names renowned cardiologist the next editor-in-chief of its flagship journal

The publication's current editor-in-chief is Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD. Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, will begin his five-year term in 2024.

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Moody’s upgrades outlook for US Radiology Specialists amid improved operating performance

Credit analysts switched their forecast from “negative” to “stable,” highlighting both higher patient volumes and revenue per unit. 

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Radiologist highlights a potential hidden cause of physician burnout

UCLA's Dieter R. Enzmann, MD, detailed his thesis in a perspective piece published in Academic Radiology. 

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Independent practice coalition Strategic Radiology adds 1st member in Minnesota

Regional Diagnostic Radiology is based in the St. Cloud suburb of Sartell, employing more than 20 physicians.

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Washington nurses demand action over patient violence

Some 44 nurses from Seattle Children’s Hospital have signed onto a letter attributing the chaos to a “systemic crisis in pediatric mental health.”

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Cardiologists lead push for Aetna to reconsider ‘restrictive,’ ‘inconsistent’ reimbursement proposals

The policies cover a wide range of interventional therapies, including Shockwave Medical's IVL technology and intravascular ultrasound. 

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Loss of autonomy a top concern among physicians working for private equity or other corporate owners

Another two-thirds of physicians reported having little or no involvement in practice management policies, according to a survey conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago.