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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Updated: Dexcom recalls more than 700K CGM receivers over safety issues—dozens of adverse events reported

There is an increased risk that these devices will not provide audible alerts for low or high blood glucose levels. The FDA has ruled that this is a Class I recall, highlighting the safety risks associated with missed alerts.

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Medtronic technology at center of new hands-on training center for surgeons, interventionalists

The Pearl, a new innovation hub in North Carolina, will soon be home to the first training center of its kind. Many of the advanced technologies on hand will be designed by Medtronic.

Fed up with patients recording their imaging exams, radiographers call for more stringent cellphone policies

This problem doesn't just affect imaging staff but all healthcare workers, one organization cautions.

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Arizona woman arrested for alleged whole-body imaging scam using veterinary products to treat cancer

Janmarie Lanzo is charged with conspiracy to violate the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and defraud the FDA, according to the indictment. 

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FDA announces recall of interventional product that could cause ‘serious injury or death’

Vendor Centerline Biomedical recently initiated the action, removing certain IOPS (Intra-Operative Positioning System) Guidewires, used in vascular procedures, from the market. 

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Led by notable names in radiology, imaging AI firm HOPPR raises nearly $32M

Founded in 2019 and based in Chicago, the vendor offers a “leading” infrastructure platform for building, refining and deploying large-scale AI models in medical imaging. 

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Healthcare AI today: Dangerous LLMs, self-training AI—and is AI good for what ails healthcare?

If an individual is at all susceptible to mental unwellness, overuse of a talkative LLM could push him or her over the edge. Maybe literally. 

Ivenix infusion kits recalled by FDA due to serious manufacturing defect

Lines included in the kits were misassembled and could result in a botched blood transfusion. Due to the risk of serious injury or death, the recall has been designated as Class I.