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.

Cardiologist salaries increased in 2022, but physician compensation was down overall

Both cardiology and pediatric cardiology saw bumps in pay from 2021 to 2022. For many other specialties, however, that was not the case.

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Amgen to lay off 450 in second round of employee cuts

The move comes after the company reported revenues of $26.3 billion in 2022 and and a net income of more than $6.55 billion.

Physician compensation declined in 2022. Here are the highest-paid specialties

Physician compensation declined slightly 2.4% in 2022, according to a new study by Doximity.

Sen. Warren asks FTC to review CVS Health’s $10.6B acquisition of Oak Street Health

According to Warren, the FTC should scrutinize any healthcare deal that threatens competition, increases prices and reduces the quality of care.

CDC warns of new deadly super fungus

The emerging fungus, Candida auris (C. auris), has been spreading across healthcare facilities at an “alarming rate,” according to the CDC.

Practice leaders must take ‘urgent action’ to address moral distress in radiology

This dilemma occurs when providers knows the right thing to do for a patient, but institutional constraints prevent them.

Exploring the costs, volume and takeaways from delivering imaging at a student-run free clinic

Four years of running the imaging portion of the program cost nearly $158,000, experts wrote in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

Movers & Shakers: Sutter Health, Optum Health, Tegria make leadership changes

Welcome to Movers & Shakers, a roundup of some the latest executive movements in healthcare.

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