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.

UnitedHealthcare ends reimbursement for most RPM, despite Medicare’s growing acceptance
Starting in 2026, patients covered by UnitedHealthcare's Medicare Advantage and commercial plans will not have care reimbursed for instances of remote patient monitoring, unless they have diagnosed heart failure or are pregnant and experiencing hypertension. The shift stands at odds with traditional Medicare, which added new claims codes for providers to use next year.
PocketHealth's latest agentic AI offering improves patient compliance, reduces administrative costs
Conductor is a platform of AI-enabled agents that can read clinical documents and orders, call patients and orchestrate appointments.
Some reviewers opposed FDA's approval of new drug for life-threatening disease
When the FDA approved elamipretide for the treatment of Barth syndrome, not everyone agreed with the agency's decision.
GLP-1 weight loss drugs will now be covered by Medicare and Medicaid—and available at a discount through TrumpRx
Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly have agreed to sell their popular Wegovy and Zepbound injectables through TrumpRx.gov for a discounted rate, as the White House promises that Medicaid and Medicare plans will begin covering the costs.
Ohio AG investigating business practices of nonprofit safety net hospital
Authorities said in a court filing that they received a complaint about Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services’ business practices. The health system owes more than $12 million to creditors, and investigators are asking to see its financial records.

Radiology provider Envision pledges change following recent racially charged violence: ‘This must stop’

CEO Jim Rechtin said such actions will include “reinvigorating” the Nashville physician firm’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee and creating a plan within the next 60 days to promote change in its service areas.

Imaging groups request regulatory relief from in-person nuclear training during the pandemic

Those include the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging and American College of Radiology, which want a reprieve from training for imaging and localization studies until after the public health crisis.

Medical device company Vasoptic gains FDA clearance for new retinal imaging technology

Clinicians use the device to image blood flow dynamics during retinal exams, helping them spot age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and retinal vein occlusions.

‘An absolute catastrophe’: Radiologists struggling to work through massive imaging backlog

The Royal College of Radiologists estimates that the country needs another 1,900 physicians to work through all of the cases, and many scanners in the United Kingdom are over a decade old.

Fauci comments on WHO’s confusing asymptomatic COVID-19 spread stance

Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) and White House Advisor Anthony Fauci, MD, delved into the recent confusion about the rate of COVID-19 transmission from those who may be asymptomatic.

6 key considerations for radiology human resources departments as practices reopen during pandemic

HR professionals’ duties will include everything from contacting furloughed employees to delegating screening tasks.

‘Stuck in limbo’: Patients of doctor with now-suspended license want answers about misread mammograms

One of the radiologist's former patients said she wants her medical records so that another doctor can assess them, but the office is closed and she “can’t get in touch with anyone," according to a published report.

Hospital settles out of court for $7.5M after delayed lung cancer diagnosis on CT

The now-deceased man had sought care at the University of Illinois Hospital for possible venous stenosis in his kidney, which included a CT scan of his abdomen and pelvis.

Management

UnitedHealthcare ends reimbursement for most RPM, despite Medicare’s growing acceptance

PocketHealth's latest agentic AI offering improves patient compliance, reduces administrative costs

Some reviewers opposed FDA's approval of new drug for life-threatening disease

GLP-1 weight loss drugs will now be covered by Medicare and Medicaid—and available at a discount through TrumpRx

Ohio AG investigating business practices of nonprofit safety net hospital