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.

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Mangione now faces federal charges, death penalty in murder of UHC CEO

After Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was extradited to New York, federal prosecutors unsealed a new set of murder charges. 

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'Desktop' MRI brings physics education to the classroom

The tabletop scanner provides students with more hands-on opportunities to learn about the processes that drive the modality’s imaging capabilities.  

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Navigating the radiology workforce shortage: 6 potential solutions

Radiologist Anna Rozenshtein, MD, and colleagues conducted a literature review for their opinion piece, published in the American Journal of Roentgenology. 

FDA issues Class I recall on counterfeit infusion pump batteries

ICU Medical alerted customers to knockoff batteries being circulated by suppliers. Due to a risk of the batteries not holding a charge, the recall has been given the FDA’s most serious designation. 

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Radiologist rails against insurer’s refusal to cover key interventional service

Michael Ginsburg, MD, shared his frustrations on social media after Cigna declined to reimburse for a prostate artery embolization procedure. 

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‘Fundamental for all patients’: Exploring the benefits of palliative care for stroke survivors

Approximately 800,000 strokes occur each year in the United States alone. A majority of people survive, due in part to key advances in patient care over the years, but they often go forward without receiving the long-term help they need to recover and thrive. 

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CMS proposes Medicare coverage for transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement

Edwards Lifesciences sent a formal request to CMS in February after its Evoque TTVR device gained FDA approval. The agency is now accepting public comments for 30 days.

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FDA issues alert on PCNL sheath safety after patient death

Trokamed sent a letter to customers warning them to never use its Mini PCNL Sheaths for suction and irrigation, due to a risk of kidney rupture.