Nonprofit system Geisinger in Danville, PA, has named Scotty Collins, MD, its new chair of radiology in a permanent position that was effective November 20.
Collins has served as interim chair of radiology at Geisinger since April and in various leadership roles with direct physician management. He has been with the organization since completing his diagnostic radiology residency at Geisinger Medical Center in 2007.
In addition, Collins served as vice chair of clinical operations for radiology for 10 years before taking on the interim chair of radiology role earlier this year. He is a board-certified radiologist who earned his medical degree from Marshall University.
Among his accomplishments, Collins has recruited more than 50 radiologists, implemented electronic scheduling rules designed for efficiency and productivity management, and worked with providers to improve clinical care and access through shorter turnaround times on radiology testing results, according to Geisinger.
Geisinger generates an estimated $10 billion in annual revenues across 126 care sites, including 10 hospital campuses. Its College of Health Sciences educates more than 5,000 medical professionals annually and conducts more than 1,400 clinical research studies.
