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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Medical imaging a heavy contributor to Medicare waste, study finds

The payment program spent $484 million on 15 different low-value imaging services, a figure that balloons to $584 million when factoring for out-of-pocket costs.  

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Imaging AI vendor earns nationwide UnitedHealthcare coverage, sets $1.3B value ahead of IPO

California-based Heartflow, which offers an AI software that assesses coronary CT angiography scans, hopes to raise over $200 million through the stock offering. 

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Private practice takes over Radiology Partners hospital contract

Effective immediately, Midstate Radiology Associates will deliver imaging reads at Windham Hospital, in Willimantic, Conn. 

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Rural hospital bolsters CT services, cuts costs with remote radiologic technologists

Dahl Memorial Healthcare, Ekalaka, Montana, can now offer computed tomography for a broader range of hours including evenings and weekends without paying for “costly” temps. 
 

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New number-crunching shows Medicare could save itself more than $2.5B a year by just saying ‘No’ to 5 low-value services

No single CMS strategy has proven an inarguable success at delivering significant cost savings while optimizing patient outcomes and minimizing clinical risks. Two researchers think they’ve found a way. 

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FDA announces recall of imaging systems that have the 'potential to produce fire'

Philips North America recently issued a series of urgent recalls, which pertain to thousands of the company's medical imaging machines. 

Largest U.S. pharmacist association has major concerns about government labeling it a biased special interest group

The American Pharmacists Association is being labeled as a biased special interest group under new rules for the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, a move that seems to be politically motivated when APhA did not support changes in COVID vaccines earlier this year. 

GE HealthCare reports positive second quarter and minimal tariff impacts

GE Healthcare reports Q2 revenue growth of 3% and lower than expected tariff losses at $550 million.