Management

This page includes content on healthcare management, including health system, hospital, department and clinic business management and administration. Areas of focus are on cardiology and radiology department business administration. Subcategories covered in this section include healthcare economics, reimbursement, leadership, mergers and acquisitions, policy and regulations, practice management, quality, staffing, and supply chain.

Imaging providers must act to preserve higher CT pay, American College of Radiology warns
CMS previously announced it was temporarily reassigning payment codes for coronary CT angiography, resulting in a 104% higher technical fee.
Bayer expands into molecular imaging with 2 acquisitions
The company has reached a deal to purchase two investigational imaging agents from Attralus Inc., a Naples, Florida-based biopharmaceutical firm.
Senate Report: UnitedHealth was aggressive in seeking higher Medicare Advantage payments
The Wall Street Journal obtained a copy of a report from the Senate Judiciary Committee, which reviewed more than 50,000 documents sent by UnitedHealth related to its Medicare Advantage patients. The outlet published the findings of the inquiry.
Cash prices frequently undercut insurance rates at Texas hospitals, study finds
Research from healthcare data analytics firm Trilliant Health found that negotiated rates carry a higher price tag for common services, calling into question the value of transparency regulations.
Outsourcing may actually be adding to in-house radiologists' workloads
As organizations turn to external services for help, it is becoming increasingly important for leaders to evaluate how this practice impacts patient care and the bottom line.

Imaging providers must act to preserve higher CT pay, American College of Radiology warns

CMS previously announced it was temporarily reassigning payment codes for coronary CT angiography, resulting in a 104% higher technical fee.

Bayer expands into molecular imaging with 2 acquisitions

The company has reached a deal to purchase two investigational imaging agents from Attralus Inc., a Naples, Florida-based biopharmaceutical firm.

Senate Report: UnitedHealth was aggressive in seeking higher Medicare Advantage payments

The Wall Street Journal obtained a copy of a report from the Senate Judiciary Committee, which reviewed more than 50,000 documents sent by UnitedHealth related to its Medicare Advantage patients. The outlet published the findings of the inquiry.

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Cash prices frequently undercut insurance rates at Texas hospitals, study finds

Research from healthcare data analytics firm Trilliant Health found that negotiated rates carry a higher price tag for common services, calling into question the value of transparency regulations.

Outsourcing may actually be adding to in-house radiologists' workloads

As organizations turn to external services for help, it is becoming increasingly important for leaders to evaluate how this practice impacts patient care and the bottom line.

Lawsuit alleges crew failed to act after man suffered stroke on flight

According to a new wrongful death lawsuit, members of the flight crew failed to pick up on a man's stroke symptoms, resulting in significant care delays. His family is now suing for damages in excess of $50,000.

Sunil Rao, MD, MSCAI, director, interventional cardiology, cardiac catheterization laboratory, NYU Langone Heart, professor, Department of Medicine, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, explains the prevalence, trends and predictors of same day discharge after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) data for non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) in clinical practice from the NCDR-CathPCI Registry.

Same-day discharge after PCI for NSTE-ACS is on the rise

Sunil Rao, MD, told Cardiovascular Business that same-day discharge is still relatively rare for these patients, but it appears to be growing more common over time. The COVID-19 pandemic appears to have played a key role in the development of this trend.

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A spokesperson for the organization described such errors as “sincerely regrettable,” adding that the mistakes go against their aim “to provide the best and safest care possible for our patients.”