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.

Women drugged, raped by cardiologist file lawsuit against online dating apps
In 2024, a Denver cardiologist was sentenced to 158 years to life in prison for drugging and sexually assaulting multiple women he met through online dating apps. Six of his victims have now filed a civil lawsuit that claims the apps are “hospitable to serial predators.”
How to get reimbursed for renal denervation
Herbert D. Aronow, MD, reviewed the many ways the reimbursement landscape is changing thanks to new Medicare policies. “This is a really exciting time in the renal denervation space," he said.
Radiology groups renew push for bill to reform prior authorization
Over 125 medical societies including several in radiology wrote to leaders in the House and Senate on Dec. 9, asking them to pass the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act.
Shared meals help department boost radiologist well-being
Weill Cornell Medicine recently explored the impact of meal-time outings in fostering physician job satisfaction, empathy and sense of connection.
Solis Mammography acquires 40-year-old breast imaging center alongside 3 more facility openings
The private equity-backed, Addison, Texas-based provider group recently reached a deal to buy the Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center in Tennessee.

Rayus Radiology opens new outpatient vascular center amid growing demand for IR services

The private equity-backed company is expanding in the Portland, Maine, market after opening four other dedicated vascular clinics in Texas and Minnesota.

FDA approves updated standard related to breast density reporting

The American College of Radiology requested the update in June, with the changes now taking effect this month.

Uninsured stroke patient sues Maine Med over alleged denial of emergency care

Jamaica resident Edwin George Duffus, 65, claims the hospital discharged him after learning he didn’t have medical coverage. A federal court ruled his lawsuit can move forward.

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House bill aims to bring parity to Medicare reimbursement

The Prompt and Fair Pay Act would require Medicare Advantage insurers to reimburse providers at traditional Medicare rates, effectively closing the payment gap between public and private plans.

Federal lawsuit in Texas marks first wrongful death case involving interstate abortion

A conservative lawyer is using the Comstock Act of 1873, which bans the mailing of obscene materials, to challenge the practice of sending abortion pills to states that have passed bans.

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Multiple imaging modalities face rising shortage of qualified technologists

New survey results from the American Society of Radiologic Technologists reveal that the vacancy rates in some modalities are nearing all-time highs.

Alan Matsumoto, MD, FSIR, FACR, FAHA, chairman of the American College of Radiology Board, professor of radiology and chair of the Department of Radiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, explains ACR support for the Texas Medical Association lawsuit three (TMA3) against the Department of Health and Human Service, because insurance companies are using the provisions of the law to to underpay providers for patient care.

ACR says insurance companies gaming the No Surprises Act with ghost rates

Alan Matsumoto, MD, chair of the American College of Radiology, discusses rad support for a Texas Medical Association lawsuit against the federal government.

Edwards Lifesciences loses TAVR leader to robotics firm, announces replacement

The change comes at a momentous time for the company's TAVR portfolio, which made history in May by receiving the very first FDA approval for treating asymptomatic severe AS.

Management

Women drugged, raped by cardiologist file lawsuit against online dating apps

How to get reimbursed for renal denervation

Radiology groups renew push for bill to reform prior authorization

Shared meals help department boost radiologist well-being

Solis Mammography acquires 40-year-old breast imaging center alongside 3 more facility openings