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.

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LucidHealth rebrands its teleradiology services division

The Columbus, Ohio-based imaging group is repositioning the business to “strengthen brand visibility, clarify service offerings and support long-term growth in an increasingly competitive radiology marketplace.” 

American Society of Radiologic Technologists elects 4 new officers

ASRT-eligible voting members selected officers and delegates during the 2026 ASRT election with polls open between Feb. 10 and March 3.  

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Public trust in US health agencies falls under Trump—confidence in AHA still quite high

The public has more confidence in the American Heart Association than it does in the FDA, CMS or any other federal health agencies. 

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Nearly half of all surgeons have considered leaving the profession due to burnout

Burnout remains one of the biggest issues in modern healthcare. More than 1,500 surgeons, including many from the field of cardiac surgery, provided feedback for a new report on that very topic. 

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Radiology residency costs rising, posing a potential barrier to entering profession

Utilizing data from the Texas STAR database, researchers believe this is one of the first such studies to assess trends in radiology residency applications post-pandemic. 

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Strategic Radiology expands into new state, adding Kentucky private practice

The coalition of independent imaging groups on March 3 announced the addition Central Kentucky Radiology PLLC and its 14 physicians. 

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Cardiology groups to Trump administration: AI still has a long way to go

Multiple cardiology societies responded to an HHS request for public feedback by outlining some of the current barriers to wider AI adoption. "It is essential that any policy frameworks must reaffirm that clinicians—not algorithms—remain at the center of patient care," ACC President Christopher Kramer, MD, said. 

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Post-COVID, nurses still ‘lack confidence in management to act in the best interest of patients’

As of 2024, some 32% of hospital nurses indicated they remained unhappy on the job. No less troublingly, more than a quarter said they wanted to quit work outright.