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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Only 12% of medical students stick with radiology from matriculation to graduation

Meanwhile, 52% of students stay with orthopedics from start to finish, placing it No. 1 ahead of neurosurgery (42%) and pediatrics (41%). 

Matthew Roden, PhD, president and CEO of Aktis Oncology

Radiopharmaceutical firm Aktis Oncology raises $175M in Series B financing

The Boston clinical stage biotechnology company is working to develop new products to treat a range of solid tumors. 

Gavin Newsom

Governor vetoes bill to increase scrutiny of private equity physician practice purchases

The bill would have given the state attorney general power to impose conditions on the acquisition of radiology groups or other healthcare entities. 

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Catholic hospital sued for refusing to perform emergency abortion on a hemorrhaging patient

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is suing Providence St. Joseph Hospital to discourage an incident like this from happening in the future. 

California State Capitol Sacramento

Newsom vetoes bill to regulate private equity transactions in healthcare

Assembly Bill 3129 would have given the California Attorney General oversight of all private equity investments or purchases involving a healthcare entity. Gov. Gavin Newsom argued that a similar regulatory framework is already in place. 

New PET radiotracer for detection of CAD approved by FDA.

New radiotracer could be a 'game changer' for diagnosing CAD

Experts are calling the agent “the most exciting development in the field of nuclear cardiology" in several decades.

Pi-Cardia ShortCut TAVR device

FDA clears new device for valve-in-valve TAVR patients at risk of coronary obstruction

ShortCut, which gained the FDA’s breakthrough device designation back in January, is used to split valve leaflets and reduce the risk of obstruction.

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Sectra earns $353M enterprise imaging contract amid legal challenge

Quebec-headquartered imaging solutions provider Christie Innomed is fighting the deal in court, claiming the bidding process was unfair.