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.

Radiology practice pausing debt collections to ease patient anxiety during COVID-19 outbreak

Physician-owned TRA Medical Imaging said the policy change will take effect immediately and apply across all of its managed locations.

State grants radiologists immunity from lawsuits, deploys boat-based imaging amid pandemic

New York is taking dramatic steps to slow the spread of COVID-19, including granting radiologists and other providers immunity from civil liability claims for injury or death during the response.

Coronavirus cases in the US top other countries

The U.S. has surpassed the rest of the world with the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins.

Imaging leaders ‘highly concerned’ about dwindling supplies during pandemic

Several radiology-related societies are worried their members are in danger in their daily work, and are asking the White House for help.

Medical students are graduating early to head to frontlines of COVID-19 pandemic

New York University is moving up graduation for its 2020 class of medical students so the new doctors can jump right into helping with the COVID-19 pandemic.

HHS grants $100M to healthcare systems

HHS’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response has granted $100 million to help healthcare systems prepare for a surge of COVID- patients.

ACR wants CMS to delay radiation oncology model amid current pandemic

Chief executive William Thorwarth Jr., MD, requested a six-month delay, pushing back implementation to Jan. 1, 2021, "at the earliest."

Radiology practice stages turf war, using CON law to block rival’s expansion plans

The stakes are high in the fight, with estimates that the Bloomfield, Connecticut, practice could rake in upward of $2 million annually with the addition.

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