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.

FDA approves another GLP-1 pill for weight loss
The approval, made as part of a special FDA pilot program, took just 50 days.
Cardiologist was fired for speaking out about racist texts, private jet misuse, lawsuit claims
An interventional cardiologist believes he was targeted and terminated for being outspoken about a series of incidents at his hospital.
Hospital sues cardiology practice for alleged breach of contract, ending years-long partnership
The cardiovascular care of thousands of Missouri patients is suddenly up in the air. The heart of the issue is a practice's alleged interest in opening up a new private equity-backed clinic.
Certain radiology subspecialties less likely to score promotions than others
In particular, rads working in breast imaging and pediatrics appear to notch the lowest rates of career advancement, experts write in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.
Harvard economist claims imaging volumes are falling, blunting need for more radiologists
David M. Cutler, PhD, a noted researcher and professor, shared his thoughts on the specialty in an editorial published by JAMA Health Forum.

$13M federal grant fuels research into imaging AI for Alzheimer's

In total, NIH has awarded the project over $30 million. Researchers are hopeful that the funding will help pave the way for more personalized treatments for Alzheimer's.

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Lawsuit against Elevance Health alleging use of ‘ghost networks’ officially moving forward

On Tuesday, a judge formally rejected a motion by the company to have the case dismissed. Carelon Behavioral Health, a subsidiary of Elevance, is accused of publishing an inaccurate directory of providers for those seeking mental health services.

Texas hospital hit by cyberattack that exposed data on 257K patients to hackers

In a statement, Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital said the incident occurred on Jan. 31. Stolen information included names, medical record numbers, Social Security numbers and more. No cybercrime gang has claimed credit for the data breach.

Lower Medicare drug costs translated into more patients taking their medications, leading to better outcomes.

Recent billing code changes wreaking havoc for radiation oncologists, new survey finds

“This is a financial emergency for our practice,” one physician says, according to a new survey from the American Society for Radiation Oncology.

Private equity-backed teleradiology group continues to grow through acquisition

The Miami-area imaging outfit has reached a deal to buy Global Imaging Solutions, a “leading” teleradiology group that handles about 350,000 reads annually.

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Radiopharma firm secures $85M to expand domestic production of radioisotopes

SpectronRx announced the funding on April 2, highlighting the critical need for a reliable domestic supply of radiopharmaceuticals.

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Interventional radiology vendor Merit Medical to acquire rival for $140M

The Utah-based company plans to merge with View Point Medical, which manufactures the OneMark Detection Imaging System.

Management

FDA approves another GLP-1 pill for weight loss

Cardiologist was fired for speaking out about racist texts, private jet misuse, lawsuit claims

Hospital sues cardiology practice for alleged breach of contract, ending years-long partnership

Certain radiology subspecialties less likely to score promotions than others

Harvard economist claims imaging volumes are falling, blunting need for more radiologists