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.

Radiologists and other docs express growing frustration with Merit-based Incentive Payment System
Over 30 medical societies including the American College of Radiology recently wrote to CMS Administrator Mehmet C. Oz, MD, MBA, to voice their concerns.
Common reasons why a radiology department rejects requests for diagnostic imaging
Breast imaging exams are about five times likelier to be canceled than other scan types, while contrast enhanced and ED-related requests were about twice as likely.
Company building novel portable stroke MR imaging platform seeks investors
New Zealand-based Wellumio in January announced its expansion into the U.S., laying the groundwork for local clinical trials to test its device.
12 charged in Florida as part of ‘Operation Nightingale’ sting on low-quality nursing schools
The defendants include operators and staff at nursing schools that were shut down over accusations they provided pay-for-play degrees that RNs and LPNs used to obtain licenses.
Are LLMs ready for radiology? Research reveals how chatbots' performance has evolved over time
Large language models have shown great potential in medical imaging, but their success has been hindered by their wavering effectiveness. Now, nearly three years after ChatGPT's release, experts are sharing new insights.

Cancer screenings drop upward of 94% during pandemic, with concerns of lingering sluggishness

Epic recently made this discovery after analyzing data from about 2.7 million patients, treated at 190 hospitals across 23 states.

RSNA compiles, shares best practices on COVID-19 for radiology

An expert task force convened by the Radiological Society of North America has authored a 7-page document to guide radiology departments and practices through the current public-health crisis.

More radiology conferences move online to keep attendees safe

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging and Radiology Business Management Association are the latest to opt for virtual gatherings in 2020.

Radiologists ask commercial payers to pause prior authorization as specialty works through ‘enormous’ imaging backlog

The American College of Radiology says physicians are “concerned” about such impediments to resuming routine care, and it's asking for a three-month moratorium.

American Board of Radiology balks at letting docs take exams remotely during pandemic

Residents have reportedly protested plans by the American Board of Dermatology—under the same umbrella org as ABR—to move forward with in-person testing set for July in Florida.

Board Certification Brouhaha: Rads Cry Foul Over ABR’s Ways and Means

At the American College of Radiology’s 2019 meeting last May, speaker after speaker stepped up to the open microphone in the ballroom of a Washington, D.C., hotel to vent their displeasure with the American Board of Radiology (ABR) and its maintenance of certification (MOC) program.

ACR lays out 3 legislative priorities to help radiology practices get back to business

As Congress contemplates future legislative measures to address COVID-19’s impact on the economy, the American College of Radiology is offering a few possible remedies.

Breakthrough blood test detects cancers before symptoms arise, PET/CT confirms

Results were shared in Science, with experts also presenting them virtually the same day at the American Association for Cancer Research’s annual meeting.

Management

Radiologists and other docs express growing frustration with Merit-based Incentive Payment System

Common reasons why a radiology department rejects requests for diagnostic imaging

Company building novel portable stroke MR imaging platform seeks investors

12 charged in Florida as part of ‘Operation Nightingale’ sting on low-quality nursing schools

Are LLMs ready for radiology? Research reveals how chatbots' performance has evolved over time