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.

Cardiologist sparks fresh debate over mandatory vaccines
The cardiologist at the head of an influential CDC panel sees serious problems with modern vaccine policies. While many experts seem to disagree, one organization has jumped to his defense.
FDA shares update about CGM sensor recalls—issue now linked to 860 serious injuries
Abbott first warned the public about this problem in November. Now, for the second time in less than a month, the FDA is providing additional details.
Medtronic SVP Nina Goodheart to retire after nearly 20 years in cardiovascular care
Nina Goodheart, the president of Medtronic’s structural heart and aortic business, has announced her retirement.
Momentum builds as several states propose supplemental breast imaging legislation in 2026
Hawaii is the latest to introduce legislation aimed at closing coverage gaps, following similar action from Alabama, Arizona, California, Rhode Island and South Carolina.
Solis Mammography CEO stepping down
Grant Davies says he is retiring after 6 years leading the Addison, Texas-based breast imaging provider, with a former Carestream exec now taking his place.

Accreditors suspend hospital’s mammography services over ‘serious image quality deficiencies’

It was back in April that the American College of Radiology alerted the FDA of concerns found at St. Bernard Parish Hospital in Chalmette, Louisiana.

Radiology practice must pay $5M after delivering contrast imaging without doc supervision

Whistleblower and former employee Syd Ackerman first surfaced the allegations and stands to collect $925,000 of the payout.

Lawmaker ‘deeply concerned’ over $250M HHS contract for coronavirus-related PR work

Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., worries the agency is using taxpayer funds to fuel the commander-in-chief’s bid for a second term.

Here comes ‘the most important flu shot of the century’

Want to help the world win the war on COVID? Get a flu shot and encourage everyone within your sphere of influence to do the same.

5 ways radiology can assume role of ‘value creator,’ rather than resource drain

The specialty must emphasize its myriad contributions to the care team to avoid this mischaracterization, experts wrote in JAMA.

Stanford scientists slam former colleague, radiologist and White House advisor over pandemic views

The dozens of faculty members include physicians, researchers, epidemiologists and health policy experts, who voiced their concerns in a letter shared.

New CPT code to help radiology practices report additional costs stemming from COVID care

Approved for immediate use beginning Sept. 8, code 99072 covers any additional supplies, materials or clinical staff time used during the pandemic.

Society of Interventional Radiology publishes new IVC filter guidelines

SIR said that this is its first official clinical practice guidelines, developed using best practice methodologies from the National Academy of Medicine.

Management

Cardiologist sparks fresh debate over mandatory vaccines

FDA shares update about CGM sensor recalls—issue now linked to 860 serious injuries

Medtronic SVP Nina Goodheart to retire after nearly 20 years in cardiovascular care

Momentum builds as several states propose supplemental breast imaging legislation in 2026

Solis Mammography CEO stepping down