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.

Why is the US still dependent on foreign medical isotope production?

The U.S currently does not have any large-scale commercial production of the isotope Mo-99 used for nuclear imaging. It is critical to more 40,000 nuclear imaging exams each day, representing about 80% of all diagnostic molecular imaging procedures.  

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Industry Watcher’s Digest

Many if not most of today’s software developers use AI coding tools every day. Yet nearly 40% have little to no trust in AI-generated code. 

cleveland clinic settles for failing to disclose research funding

Radiologist seeks $8M in lawsuit alleging retaliation after he blew whistle against peers

Layne Tarbox, MD, and his attorney filed the complaint Oct. 28, alleging a husband-wife pair of rads engaged in fraud at one of the Pacific Northwest's largest medical groups. 

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Imaging center stops answering phones after hospital acquisition, patients complain

Adventist Health finalized its purchase two Central California Coast hospitals in March but is still struggling to offer radiology services. 

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GE HealthCare Foundation donates $3M to establish professorship honoring noted radiologist

UW school of medicine leaders will reward the Thomas Grist, MD, “Distinguished Chair in Radiology Research” to the department’s incoming VC. 

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5 tips to learn AI from scratch and for free

There’s no shortage of resources for healthcare workers who wish they knew AI well enough to talk shop with the technology pros who develop the models. The problem is weeding through the offerings to get to what will really work for you. 

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Stewardship Health sale to private equity finalized for $245M

The physician group, once part of Steward Health Care, has been rebranded as Revere Medical.

Helene damage to bridge Baxter North Cove facility in North Carolina.

Baxter producing IV solutions ahead of schedule at Asheville-area site

The company said its largest production line at its North Carolina plant is operational, accounting for 25% of total output. The site was damaged by flood waters from Hurricane Helene.