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.

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.
Surgery society disavows ‘gender affirming’ interventions for young people
A major medical group with a direct stake in the national debate over gender transitions for minors has come out against providing related clinical measures.
FDA clears algorithm that spots and quantifies incidental lung nodules
The platform provides radiologists with a Malignancy Similarity Index score, used to help determine the likelihood that an incidental nodule is malignant.

Radiologists aren’t exercising regularly, with nearly 90% suffering shoulder, neck pain at work

The researchers said incorporating regular workouts at home and in the office are important to combatting the profession's often sedentary work life.

Quash ‘reckless’ Medicare cuts that could cost radiology billions, lawmakers urge Congress

Led by Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., the bipartisan group of 92 House members want leaders to waive budget neutrality requirements tied to E/M codes.

Big businesses are hiring chief medical officers

CEOs of hospitals and health systems may find they need to compete more aggressively to hold onto their CMOs, as industries that never employed medical officers in the past are needing them now.

Mask study finds one style actually increases transmission risk

Among 14 common types of protective face mask is one that may do more harm than good.

County could cut $116M in spending on imaging, other services by steering patients toward cheaper options

That’s according to a recently released analysis out of the Pioneer Institute, a Boston-based think tank.

Radiology Partners continues to grow, adding two new states to its footprint, despite economic slump

The El Segundo, California-based imaging behemoth has expanded its services into New York and Missouri for the first time and added 82 new client sites in 2020.

RadNet bracing for $11M drop in 2021 revenue following Medicare reimbursement update

The Los Angeles-based firm said it plans to permanently reduce staffing levels and trim travel expenses to help counter the cut.

Imaging groups urge USPSTF to remove 'arbitrary' cutoffs, expand lung cancer screening eligibility

The ACR and MITA both strongly support the proposal to lower screening age and smoking history requirements, but say the recent changes do not go far enough.

Management

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

Surgery society disavows ‘gender affirming’ interventions for young people

FDA clears algorithm that spots and quantifies incidental lung nodules