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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Appeals court reinstates tossed $2.6M jury verdict against radiologist who allegedly misread breast images

The legal battle dates back to 2012, when plaintiffs claim Sanford Minkin, MD, misinterpreted ultrasound and mammography images, leading to Lana Burton's eventual death from breast cancer. 

3 industry orgs suing HHS, FDA over Canadian drug imports

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) is combining forces with two other groups to challenge the FDA final rule allowing broad, state-by-state importation of drugs from Canada.

Radiologic technologists suffering from lower morale, happiness during pandemic

Workers also reported an in-depth knowledge of best practices for imaging COVID-19 patients and institutional safety plans.

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Hopkins radiologists warn of unsuspected COVID-19 pneumonia during routine outpatient imaging

Experts with the noted Baltimore institution believe the specialty must remain hyper-vigilant as it works through the pandemic-induced backlog of exams. 

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CMS overhauls physician self-referral regs, while doc groups say Stark Law still ‘beyond comprehension’

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently issued what it called a "historic" update in a bid to "unleash innovation" in medicine. 

Butterfly Network Ultrasound

Ultrasound maker Butterfly Network’s $1.5B merger, Philips beats antitrust claims, plus more vendor news

Also, GE Healthcare's new acquisition, Subtle Medical raises $12 million, and Fujifilm enters a new market in imaging. 

Opinion: For healthcare AI to be all that it can be, ‘the user’s needs must come first’

AI will only succeed in healthcare to the extent that it wins over all three stakeholder subpopulations—providers, payers and patients.

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On-call workloads skyrocketed by nearly 300% over past 15 years, with CT a top culprit

Dutch researchers warned hospitals must help stem this trend in order to combat the rising burnout rates threatening patient safety.