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.

FDA takes first step toward ending animal testing as part of ‘3.0 modernization'
Monoclonal antibody therapies will be the first drugs permitted to take advantage of alternatives, including advanced lab simulations and artificial intelligence. A pilot framework to phase out the decades-long requirement for animal testing will be rolled out in the coming year, the FDA said.
Cardiologist compensation drops 4%—still higher than most other healthcare specialties
Cardiology still ranks No. 4 overall, trailing just orthopedics, radiology and plastic surgery.
Opportunistic screening tool for osteoporosis nabs FDA clearance
The algorithm can be applied to noncontrast abdominal CT scans completed for any clinical indication.
Radiology M&A expert shares 6 trends to watch in 2025
Andrew Colbert, senior managing director of Ziegler, spoke at RBMA 2025, discussing teleradiology's "explosive" growth, among other developments.
Members of Congress propose faster Medicare payment pathway for imaging AI
The Health Tech Investment Act will place all FDA-approved AI devices into the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System for a minimum of five years.

Trump selects GOP general counsel for HHS Inspector General

Thomas March Bell has been officially nominated and now faces the Senate for confirmation. Bell has a decades-long history working as a Republican staffer.

ACC urges RFK Jr. to make Medicare reform a priority, warns against mass layoffs

The American College of Cardiology has sent a letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that outlines some of the organization’s central priorities and concerns.

Strokes more likely for U.S. heart transplant recipients following policy change

A nationwide policy shift implemented in 2018 was designed to, among other things, improve the waiting list mortality rate. One unintended consequence, however, is that patients are now more likely to experience a stroke after receiving a new heart.

Abbott gains CE mark approval for Volt PFA system

The approval, which Abbott said arrived earlier than expected, came after regulators reviewed data from a 2024 clinical trial.

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Healthcare AI newswatch: Great expectations for GenAI, disaster-ready AI, Dr. Oz on payer AI, more

Investors are betting on generative AI to solve costly provider workflow inefficiencies. So are provider executives.

Rad Partners leader offers advice on guiding remote radiology teams

Stacy Sanso, ARA Diagnostic Imaging's director of patient access, spoke during the opening day of RBMA's PaRADigm annual meeting.

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Appeals court upholds ‘landmark’ $75M verdict against radiologist, ER doc

Plaintiff attorneys believe this is the largest emergency medicine malpractice verdict in Georgia's history.

Judge denies injunction in case over radiologist booted from state medical board

Eric Cubin, MD, and attorneys have filed suit against Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon, claiming he violated the physician’s free speech rights.

Management

FDA takes first step toward ending animal testing as part of ‘3.0 modernization'

Cardiologist compensation drops 4%—still higher than most other healthcare specialties

Opportunistic screening tool for osteoporosis nabs FDA clearance

Radiology M&A expert shares 6 trends to watch in 2025

Members of Congress propose faster Medicare payment pathway for imaging AI