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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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. 

June 13, 2023
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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

June 13, 2023
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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.

June 9, 2023
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US Radiology Specialists hires executive from its private equity backer to fill out C-suite

Paul Taheri, MD, MBA, will serve as chief clinical officer following his time as clinical partner at Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe. 

June 9, 2023
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State abortion restrictions do not appear to impact radiology residency applications

Radiologists have expressed concern that the Supreme Court’s controversial decision to overturn Roe v. Wade would exacerbate physician shortages.  

June 8, 2023
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Philips' latest collaboration could make xenon MR imaging more widely available

In alliance with Polarean, Philips is rolling out a new MR system with advanced multi-nuclei imaging capabilities that will offer radiologists a detailed evaluation of lung ventilation using xenon gas as a contrast agent.

June 7, 2023
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Fortune 500's top 10 healthcare companies

A total of 80 healthcare companies are among those that brought in the most revenue for the fiscal year, according to the magazine's most recent rankings.

June 6, 2023

Nurse navigators help radiology departments contribute to value-based care, study charges

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has seen marked gains in certain key metrics after launching its imaging navigator role in 2018. 

June 6, 2023