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.

Radiologists fear new $100,000 visa fee could exacerbate specialty’s staffing shortages
The Trump administration first announced this change via a presidential proclamation, with the added charge taking effect on Sept. 21.
Industry partnership seeks to bolster supply of radioisotopes
Two key companies shared the news Oct. 14, highlighting the potential their partnership has for improving oncologic care.
Q&A: What cardiologists know and don’t know about pulsed field ablation
Peter Weiss, MD, a veteran electrophysiologist, sat down with Cardiovascular Business to discuss the ongoing rise of pulsed field ablation. While he's impressed with the technology, he says many questions remain about its long-term value.
Diagnostic radiology sees significant uptick in residency applications
However, “preference signaling,” allowing candidates to flag their desired programs since the 2022-2023 cycle, has appeared to cool rising interest in recent years.
From heart pumps to politics: Former medtech CEO launches campaign to be the governor of Massachusetts
Michael Minogue spent nearly two decades as the chairman, president and CEO of Abiomed, and now he is running to be the next governor of Massachusetts.

Hospital system joint venture will launch 1 of state’s largest new imaging facilities

The 22,632 square-foot center will include four wide-bore MRIs and upgraded PET and CT scanners, leaders announced recently.

University of Chicago startup scores $1M to help commercialize interventional radiology product

Co-founded by radiologist Osmanuddin Ahmed, MD, Flow Medical is creating a first-of-its-kind product for treating pulmonary embolism.

Black patients face 34% lower odds of completing lung cancer screening after a referral

The disparity persisted even when adjusting for demographic and socioeconomic factors, experts reported Friday in JAMA Network Open.

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US Radiology Specialists expanding its pipeline for attracting and retaining technologists

Private equity-backed USRS plans to extend the reach of its Technologist Advancement Academy across all 180 of its imaging centers.

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American Medical Association to advise on the use of AI in medicine

The goal is to inform users on how to best utilize AI tools while also practicing caution, as many are still in their early stages of deployment and can pose risks.

Prompting primary care physicians in the EHR helps boost use of CT for lung cancer screening

Rutgers University has seen significant increases in the number of fully filled out patient records, individuals eligible for screening, and completed LDCT orders.

Publicly traded radiology provider Akumin taps Philips veteran for C-suite role

Krishna Kumar, MBA, assumed the role of president and chief operating officer on June 16

How the Mark Cuban prescription drug playbook could save taxpayers billions

A new analysis reveals that insurers could put between $228 million and $2.15 billion back in taxpayers’ pockets by purchasing a series of generic oncology medications at the same prices obtained by the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company.

Leadership

Radiologists fear new $100,000 visa fee could exacerbate specialty’s staffing shortages

Industry partnership seeks to bolster supply of radioisotopes

Q&A: What cardiologists know and don’t know about pulsed field ablation

Diagnostic radiology sees significant uptick in residency applications

From heart pumps to politics: Former medtech CEO launches campaign to be the governor of Massachusetts