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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Widow of man killed in New York MRI accident sues radiology providers

Keith McAllister, 61, died after he was allegedly summoned into the MRI suite to help his wife and then sucked into the scanner by a heavy neck chain.

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Hologic hires former Baxter International chief as next CEO

José E. Almeida is taking over the top role at the Massachusetts-based breast imaging vendor, replacing retiring longtime leader Steve MacMillan. 

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Radiology pushes for $45M to fund federal physician burnout program

ACR and numerous others recently wrote letters to both the U.S. House and Senate, urging them to support the Lorna Breen Mental Health Act. 

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With pro bono legal help, hospital workers ‘send union bosses packing’

Employees at a 130-bed hospital whose home state lacks right-to-work protections are now free to work without having to join a powerful union that had sought to represent them. 

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AI is everywhere ... except in radiology job postings, new data reveal

Talk of artificial intelligence in radiology is commonplace these days, but a new report suggests that employers are remaining mum on the topic when it comes to job descriptions.

Insurance industry boasts 11% reduction in prior authorizations since 2025 reform rollout

That equates to eliminating 6.5 million prior authorization barriers. The results come from a survey of major health plans conducted by AHIP and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.

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How leadership changes impact radiologist well-being

New survey responses delve into how management shakeups at the divisional level affect morale and physician burnout.

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FTC warns Tennessee of coming price hikes if it rushes to remove restrictions on hospital chain

The state legislature is mulling over the passage of two bills: one that would eliminate Ballad’s status as a protected monopoly, and another that would remove the Certificate of Need, a barrier that forces healthcare entities to submit expansion proposals to regulators for approval. The issue, the FTC says, is related to timing.