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.

Rand study suggests hospitals are exorbitantly overpaid by private insurers; AHA reacts

In real dollars, these payers’ combined savings would have nearly reached $20 billion just in 2018, the analysis shows.

Radiologist and White House advisor Scott Atlas threatens retaliation against critical former Stanford colleagues

Nearly 100 doctors, scientists and health policy experts at the California institution recently took Atlas to task for his approach to the pandemic.

Nanox hit with class action lawsuit amid criticism labeling imaging startup as ‘Theranos 2.0’

The Israel-based company condemned the charges, calling them "completely without merit," following "unusual" trading of its stock on the Nasdaq.

‘The best radiology in the world’: How Radiology Alliance and the University of Rochester scored a triple win on incidental findings

Sponsored by Nuance

Providers harness Nuance technology to create backstop for imaging cases that may slip through the cracks

Alliance Healthcare Services acquiring four PET/CT centers from Molecular Imaging Technologies

The Irvine, California-based company bills itself as the "leading" provider of PET/CT in the U.S., employing the most technologists and systems in this space.

Cardiologist apologizes for blaming attack on Black Lives Matter activists after video shows what really happened

The original social media post quickly went viral but was soon deleted.

When to expect a COVID vaccine: 5 views

During his ABC News town hall Tuesday night, President Donald Trump suggested a COVID vaccine may be FDA-approved by early to mid-October. “[W]e’re within weeks of getting it,” he said. “Could be three weeks, four weeks.”

Current LDCT lung cancer screening thresholds may be leaving Black patients behind

This population has been underrepresented in LCS trials, despite having a higher incidence of the disease, experts reported in JACR.

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