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.

Cardiologist blasts into space on Jeff Bezos-funded Blue Origin rocket
The nine-minute flight was a complete success. Prior Blue Origin space tourism missions have included everyone from Bezos himself to Star Trek actor William Shatner.
Reduce, reuse, recycle: How cath labs can lower cardiology’s colossal carbon footprint
Cath labs, like radiology suites and operating rooms, are leading contributors to the world’s growing carbon footprint.
ACR CEO discusses solution to fight burdensome prior authorizations in medical imaging
Dana Smetherman, MD, MBA, outlines a possible remedy for the growing number of these roadblocks in the specialty.
Cardiologist to chair new FDA advisory committee focused on AI, other digital health technologies
The Digital Health Advisory Committee is tasked with providing perspective and recommendations on a wide variety of topics. These insights will then help the FDA draft new policies and make other important decisions.
DOJ suing health system in alleged kickback scheme
Three years after a pair of former hospital C-suite executives blew the whistle on their own institution, the U.S. Department of Justice has acted on the complaint.

CHIME announces new appointments to leadership positions

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has announced the newest appointments to its board of trustees, board of directors and elected officers for 2018.

September 14, 2016

Cerner appoints Glaser head of its population health unit

Cerner has named John Glaser as leader of its population health organization, effective April 1, with continued focus on governmental policy development.

March 9, 2016

Craig Richardville Named CHIME-HIMSS 2015 John E. Gall, Jr. CIO of the Year

Recognizing that healthcare providers need to transition from sick care to well care, Carolinas HealthCare System has been aggressively pursuing a technology strategy that powers more effective patient engagement, virtual care delivery and interoperability amongst providers in the Carolinas.

December 10, 2015

Carolinas CIO named CHIME/HIMSS CIO of the Year

Craig D. Richardville, MBA, FACHE, FHIMSS, senior vice president and CIO at Carolinas HealthCare System, has been named the 2015 John E. Gall, Jr. CIO of the Year.

December 9, 2015

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Cath lab techs and nurses see new normal with post-COVID pay

In the post-COVID era, wages for permanent RNs are rising, and wages for travelers are decreasing. A new report tracked these trends and more.

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Merit Medical to purchase Cook Medical’s lead management portfolio for $210M

Two medical device companies have announced a transaction that could shake up the U.S. electrophysiology market.

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Abiomed, Biosense Webster, Cerenovus now all known as Johnson & Johnson MedTech

These companies were already part of the Johnson & Johnson family, but they had still retained their previous brand names. Now, each one is officially going by Johnson & Johnson MedTech.

Leadership

Cardiologist blasts into space on Jeff Bezos-funded Blue Origin rocket

Reduce, reuse, recycle: How cath labs can lower cardiology’s colossal carbon footprint

ACR CEO discusses solution to fight burdensome prior authorizations in medical imaging

Cardiologist to chair new FDA advisory committee focused on AI, other digital health technologies

DOJ suing health system in alleged kickback scheme

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