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.

Prior authorization may reduce access to important heart failure drugs
Researchers noted that these requirements are more common for Black and Hispanic patients, creating a critical barrier to guideline-recommended care.
AI is transforming patient care—and cardiologists have a critical role to play
While the Trump administration is pushing to accelerate clinical AI adoption, SCAI has emphasized that physicians must guide how the technology is implemented and governed.
FDA clears intravascular device billed as ‘world’s smallest camera’ as physicians share new data
The new device, which provides users with real-time images in full color, is now approved by the FDA to be used in the peripheral vasculature. Meanwhile, first-in-human data published in Stroke explored its potential in the cerebral vasculature.
Anthem expanding policy that punishes hospitals who use out-of-network radiologists
Meanwhile, docs have helped defeat the controversial policy's implementation in Indiana with the passage of Senate Bill 189.
RadNet’s stock price falls 20%, driven down by 3 potential factors
The downgrade comes amid concerns the radiology provider may have overpaid in its $270 million bid to buy Paris-based AI firm Gleamer.

Prior authorization may reduce access to important heart failure drugs

Researchers noted that these requirements are more common for Black and Hispanic patients, creating a critical barrier to guideline-recommended care.

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) is urging federal policymakers to ensure physicians play a central role in guiding the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into clinical care, while also raising questions about liability as the technology expands across healthcare.

AI is transforming patient care—and cardiologists have a critical role to play

While the Trump administration is pushing to accelerate clinical AI adoption, SCAI has emphasized that physicians must guide how the technology is implemented and governed.

Selection of stent images captured with the MicroAngioscope from Vena Medical. Images courtesy of Kan et al. and Stroke.

FDA clears intravascular device billed as ‘world’s smallest camera’ as physicians share new data

The new device, which provides users with real-time images in full color, is now approved by the FDA to be used in the peripheral vasculature. Meanwhile, first-in-human data published in Stroke explored its potential in the cerebral vasculature.

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Anthem expanding policy that punishes hospitals who use out-of-network radiologists

Meanwhile, docs have helped defeat the controversial policy's implementation in Indiana with the passage of Senate Bill 189.

RadNet’s stock price falls 20%, driven down by 3 potential factors

The downgrade comes amid concerns the radiology provider may have overpaid in its $270 million bid to buy Paris-based AI firm Gleamer.

Medical device manufacturer hit by cyberattack, possibly from Iranian-backed hackers

Stryker, a Michigan-based company that manufactures surgical implants, confirmed it was experiencing a global network outage. Employee devices reportedly displayed the logo of a pro-Iran cybercrime cell.

Medicare Advantage fraud allegations against Aetna settled for nearly $118M

The U.S. Department of Justice said the insurer upcoded patient diagnoses to boost risk-adjusted payments it received from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The company did not admit to wrongdoing, despite agreeing to the payout.

Experts develop first-of-its-kind fully robotic MRI-compatible system for neurosurgery

BrainBot's development represents a significant step forward for image-guided interventional procedures, as fully robotic neurosurgical devices are not designed to be MRI-compatible.