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.

Academic envelope-pushers rev up biocomputing, OI and ‘intelligence in a dish’

Does the future of digital healthcare lie with biocomputers powered by engineered cultures derived from human brain cells? If so, it’s already underway in Baltimore.

MercyOne completes acquisition of Genesis

The deal was first announced in September 2022, and with its closure, all interests and operations of Genesis become part of MercyOne.

Heart failure specialist Sean Pinney named new chief of cardiology at Mount Sinai Morningside

The move represents a return of sorts for Pinney, who served Mount Sinai in a variety of leadership roles from 2004 to 2020.

Incoming 2023-2024 American College of Cardiology (ACC) president Hadley Wilson, MD, shares insights on how to create health equity through both ACC programs and hospital grassroots community outreach programs. He outlines four programs his heart hospital is piloting in its community in Charlotte, North Carolina.

How cardiologists can address health disparities in their communities

Incoming 2023-2024 American College of Cardiology president Hadley Wilson, MD, shared insights on how to create health equity through grassroots community outreach programs.

Hospital CEO turnover is on the rise

The number of CEO changes at U.S. companies rose 12% from December 2022 to January 2023, with hospital CEOs playing a key part in that trend.

Radiologists contend that state abortion bans will intensify struggle to fill physician jobs

"Recruiters have their hands full,” Sarah Thomas, MD, with the Department of Radiology at Duke University Medical School, and colleagues wrote recently.

New ransomware threat with ties to Russia targets healthcare providers

The "prolific" ransomware group Clop is associated with Russia and has managed to breach some major healthcare systems.

Closing the loop and settling rare clinical disagreements between radiologists at the same institution

Oftentimes, these deviations can occur informally, but experts believe careful documentation is needed to resolve them in a timely fashion.

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