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.

President Trump's presidential proclamation Sept. 19 to implement a $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications had immediate backlash from dozens of medical societies. Groups like the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) said this will cut off the flow of foreign physicians into the U.S. at a time when we cannot graduate enough American physicians to fill positions in a healthcare system that is facing a rapidly growing physician shortage.

Trump administration exempts doctors from work visa freeze

SCAI said reversing the processing hold allows physicians to continue serving patients and helps stabilize the workforce.

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Thousands of reprocessed EP catheters recalled

Stryker Sustainability Solutions is recalling more than 8,000 reprocessed medical devices. This is a Class II recall, according to the FDA, and these devices should no longer be used to treat patients.

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American College of Radiology urges FDA to address breast biopsy needle shortages

“According to widespread reports from the breast imaging community, these shortages are creating immediate and substantial challenges for breast imaging practices nationwide," ACR warned the FDA in a letter May 11. 

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UnitedHealthcare seeks nearly 8% premium hike in 1 state, blaming rising radiology costs

Meanwhile, the Maryland State Medical Society is formally urging the administration to reject the mid-year request, contending it will harm patients and providers. 

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Radiologist must pay $14,000 fine, undergo training after allegedly overlooking abnormalities on brain scan

John S. Scales, MD, a vascular and interventional specialist with Radiology Associates of Ocala in central Florida, has agreed to the terms, according to the state. 

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The key ingredients of a successful radiologist-wellness initiative

The program was based on preferences the organization’s staff radiologists had expressed interest in previously. 

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Bill in Congress would rein in PBMs, force divestment from pharmacies

The Patients Before Monopolies Act was introduced into both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives with bipartisan support. If it passes, pharmacy benefit managers would be required to divest from retail stores.

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Hospital missed woodland debris that led to post-amputation death of teenager, lawsuit alleges

Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center is named in a court filing against a physician at the facility who allegedly failed to clean a wound, leaving 12 pieces of twigs, moss and pine needles inside. The alleged victim, an 18-year-old man, later died.