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.

Half of cancer patients ignorant about imaging, and it’s causing them depression, anxiety and stress
Such “scanxiety” can have a detrimental effect on exam quality, delay care and necessitate additional imaging, experts write in the Journal of Radiology Nursing.
Cardiovascular Business announces its Forty Under 40 Class of 2025
Cardiovascular Business is thrilled to unveil the Forty Under 40 Class of 2025.
We asked readers to nominate individuals who are already making a major impact on the world of cardiovascular health at a young age. We wanted to hear about your best, your brightest, your most radical thinkers; the people who are never satisfied by something being “good enough” or “how it’s always been done.”
UCLA names new radiology chair, plus more leadership moves from SimonMed, GE HealthCare and Siemens Healthineers
Jonathan Goldin, MD, PhD, is the California institution's first new imaging chief in 20 years, replacing noted radiologist Dieter Enzmann, MD, who is stepping down.
Why surgery, not TAVR, remains the best treatment for some AS patients
TAVR is being used in more patients to treat severe aortic stenosis. However, according to a new commentary piece, SAVR is still the smartest treatment option for certain populations, including younger patients with bicuspid aortic valves.
Over 45% of radiologists and other docs are burned out, down from the 2021 peak
Despite the improvement, physicians remain at greater risk for such workplace fatigue when compared to other professions, the AMA reports.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

UnitedHealthcare threatens to knock group of imaging centers out of its network

The health insurer is in an ongoing contract dispute with Mary Washington Healthcare and six outpatient centers run in partnership with Radiologic Associates of Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Cardiologists, other physicians say the shift from private practice to corporate ownership is bad for patients

How do changes in ownership impact patient care? That was one of the many topics explored in a new survey of U.S. physicians.

Leadership

Half of cancer patients ignorant about imaging, and it’s causing them depression, anxiety and stress

Cardiovascular Business announces its Forty Under 40 Class of 2025

UCLA names new radiology chair, plus more leadership moves from SimonMed, GE HealthCare and Siemens Healthineers

Why surgery, not TAVR, remains the best treatment for some AS patients

Over 45% of radiologists and other docs are burned out, down from the 2021 peak