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.

Surgery society disavows ‘gender affirming’ interventions for young people
A major medical group with a direct stake in the national debate over gender transitions for minors has come out against providing related clinical measures.
Hospitals don’t have to pit service-line breadth against clinical-specialization focus: Operational analysis
Regardless of hospital size, per-patient-discharge costs are affected by two factors sometimes understood to exist in tension with one another.
Pioneer heart surgeon Vinay Badhwar elected STS president
Badhwar is a longtime STS member and world leader in robotic technologies. In fact, he and his team recently launched a 40-part video series to help teach other clinicians about robotic-assisted cardiac surgery.
FDA warns that Johnson & Johnson heart pump sensors may malfunction—22 injuries reported
There is a risk of users making adjustments during treatment that are unnecessary. The FDA is still evaluating the issue at this time.
Medtronic to acquire AI-enabled FFR specialists CathWorks for up to $585M
Medtronic has held a minority investment in CathWorks for several years, and the two organizations entered into a co-promotion agreement in 2022. Once finalized, the move will increase Medtronic's presence in the cath lab.

University of Pittsburgh grappling with weeks-long delays for imaging results

UPMC, Pennsylvania’s largest hospital system, is reportedly struggling with radiologist shortages, which are forcing the organization to prioritize urgent imaging orders in some cases.

Hospitals experience 60% rise in bankruptcies, despite overall industry decline

A report from Gibbins Advisors found that, overall, the healthcare space is feeling the stress of economic chaos, including Medicaid cuts, tariffs and high interest rates.

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U.S. Army veteran launches ‘Chief Bud’ AI tool to help soldiers find housing

The new tool received $25,000 in funding after winning the grand prize in a Veterans Day pitch contest. Currently in a pilot phase, the website will help troops find shelter, be it temporary or permanent.

High-level briefing: Sex change-backer wins $2M verdict | Must-knows for healthcare CEOs | Life expectancy up | Vociferous nurses revisited

A malpractice lawsuit filed by a gender detransitioner ended Jan. 30 with a victory for the aggrieved former patient. The decision may set a generalizable precedent since this was the first such suit to reach a courtroom—and since 30 or so others are en route.

Less than 25% of radiology-related NIH grants have been awarded to female researchers

New findings highlight the lingering issue of gender inequity in the field, the effects of which extend well beyond career growth for women.

GE HealthCare nabs 2 notable clearances from FDA

One regulatory approval targets whole-body PET imaging analysis, while the other was designed to improve interventional workflows.

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HHS exploring how to bolster medical imaging exchange across healthcare ecosystem

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology recently released a call for public comment on the work of radiologists

Indiana imaging group joins Strategic Radiology’s independent practice coalition

Evansville Radiology employs 23 physicians, all of whom live around Vanderburgh County in the vicinity of Indiana’s third largest city.

Management

Surgery society disavows ‘gender affirming’ interventions for young people

Hospitals don’t have to pit service-line breadth against clinical-specialization focus: Operational analysis

Pioneer heart surgeon Vinay Badhwar elected STS president

FDA warns that Johnson & Johnson heart pump sensors may malfunction—22 injuries reported

Medtronic to acquire AI-enabled FFR specialists CathWorks for up to $585M