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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House Republicans propose reviving shelved imaging appropriate-use criteria program

Reps. Diana Harshbarger and Blake Moore recently introduced the Radiology Outpatient Ordering Transmission (ROOT) Act after bipartisan members of the U.S. Senate did the same in May. 

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Ozempic and similar weight loss drugs may impact medical imaging results

GLP-1 receptor agonists alter glucose metabolism and the movement of food through the digestive system and can lead to unique uptake patterns on FDG PET-CT. 
 

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Certificate-of-need law forcing referrers to send patients across state border for radiology services

Massachusetts primary care providers are reportedly sending patients to imaging centers in New Hampshire, which lacks a CON law and offers more affordable options. 

American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)

Radiation oncologists ‘deeply disturbed’ by recent NBC New report on key cancer therapy

The outlet on Oct. 7 published a piece exploring the use of intraoperative radiation therapy, or IORT, which delivers a single, targeted dose to a patient’s breast tissue after surgery. 

CDC

600 CDC employees laid off as 700 others mistakenly receive termination notices

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said the additional notices were sent in error. A union representing federal workers is challenging the firings, arguing that President Donald Trump lacks the authority to permanently eliminate jobs during a government shutdown. 

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Report: Harvard Medical School data backing healthcare-focused Microsoft Copilot update

According to the Wall Street Journal, insider sources said a major update to Microsoft’s AI chatbot could be released before the end of the month, designed to be more reliable at answering medical queries.

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HHS permanently cuts 1,200 jobs in response to government shutdown

President Donald Trump said the shutdown was an opportunity to cut more federal jobs, and it appears he’s made good on that threat. HHS confirmed that reduction-in-force notices were sent to “nonessential” workers as the agency moves to bare-bones operations. 

David Magid, MD, MPH/MSPH, a professor of cardiology at the University of Colorado, explains attributing cardiac patient care to physicians in accountable care organizations.

Common methods for attributing cardiac care in ACOs may be falling short

As the United States continues to move toward quality-based care, ACOs need to rethink the way they attribute care to cardiologists and other members of the heart team.