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.

Noteworthy AI news: Prez Trump vs. state regulators, HHS’s AI strategy 1 week out, imperfect AI, more
State-level regulation of AI: President Trump has turned his thinking into action.
More interventional procedures may be coming to an ambulatory surgical center near you
ASCs have their limitations, but they are also associated with several benefits for cardiologists and patients alike.
New recalls announced for troubled heart devices—FDA previously urged customers to seek alternatives
These most recent recalls focus on a series of maintenance issues. In 2024, the FDA advised customers to transition away from the two devices and find alternative treatment options.
AI-powered FFR-CT software linked to considerable cost savings, accurate predictions
According to Heartflow, its AI offering saves health systems nearly $1,400 per patient thanks to reductions in unnecessary cardiovascular testing.
Lawsuit claims clinic used AI to record patient conversations without consent
According to attorneys representing a potential class action of plaintiffs, Sharp HealthCare was not forthcoming about its use of a tool for automatic note-taking. The technology allegedly captures everything said in an exam room, including sensitive details on diagnoses, and sends it to an offsite server.

Lack of Medicare coverage for CT colonography dragging down screenings, with Black patients hit harder

The number of CTC exams plummets by an average of 6.9% per year of age after 65, researchers reported in JACR.

Siemens Healthineers clears key hurdle in $16.4B acquisition of cancer tech company Varian

Shareholders for the Palo Alto, California-based firm recently gave their "overwhelming" approval to the deal.

The 5 most common mistakes to avoid in radiology quality improvement projects

Hubris is the fundamental failure of most such endeavors, Stanford imaging experts wrote in JACR.

Outpatient care volumes bouncing back, albeit unevenly

Weekly visits to some specialty practices have bounced back from the COVID swoon and then some. For many of these winners, in-person care is coming back to life right alongside telehealth.

Tower Radiology forms partnership in Tampa; practice acquired in Washington, plus more company news

Also, Collaborative Imaging adds another practice to its growing roster of independent radiologists.

New CEO at Intelerad, top radiologist retires, Carilion’s chief of radiology, and more leadership news

Also, one of Philadelphia's noted ultrasound experts passes away and ACR's chief executive wins big.

Radiology department uses a systems-based approach to reduce unscheduled imaging orders by 49%

Harvard experts recently detailed their System for Coordinating Orders for Radiology Exams, or SCORE, in JACR.

Brit study: Money-motivated parties weighed in heavily on FDA’s medical AI regulation

Of 125 public comments submitted to the FDA on how best to regulate AI software as a medical device, nearly two-thirds came from parties with financial ties to industry, according to a study running in BMJ Open.

Management

Noteworthy AI news: Prez Trump vs. state regulators, HHS’s AI strategy 1 week out, imperfect AI, more

More interventional procedures may be coming to an ambulatory surgical center near you

New recalls announced for troubled heart devices—FDA previously urged customers to seek alternatives

AI-powered FFR-CT software linked to considerable cost savings, accurate predictions

Lawsuit claims clinic used AI to record patient conversations without consent