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.

Salary update: Cardiologist compensation climbs to $507K per year, though many feel it is too low

Cardiology came in at No. 3 among all healthcare specialties, trailing only plastic surgery ($619,000) and orthopedics ($573,000).

Envision Healthcare signs deal to keep its radiologists in-network with key insurer

The private equity-backed multispecialty group said Thursday that the pact will grant commercial and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries continued access to its physicians.

Private equity-backed imaging software provider Intelerad names new CEO

Jordan Bazinsky takes over for the retiring Mike Lipps, who has served in the role since October 2020.

Low levels of ‘organizational readiness’ could be holding back lung cancer screening programs

Willingness to change among radiologists and staff members (rather than leadership) has the biggest impact on lung cancer screening success, public health researchers reported Monday.

Adopting paid family and medical leave in radiology: 7 considerations

“Paid FML is increasingly being recognized as an important issue in medicine," radiologists wrote recently in AJR.

One-fourth of practices say operating costs are up, with 93% facing clinical staffing shortages

Another 80% of physicians believe such challenges are worse than they were in 2022, according to survey data from ASTRO.

Key factors associated with fraud in medical imaging research

The scientific community should reexamine its current academic award system, which may be incentivizing junior faculty to commit fraud, according to new research.

For-profit hospital giant HCA Healthcare touts joint venture with Envision Radiology

Clear Connect Medical Imaging will offer state-of-the-art technology, private dressing rooms and other modern amenities

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