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.

Healthcare AI today: Dangerous LLMs, self-training AI—and is AI good for what ails healthcare?
If an individual is at all susceptible to mental unwellness, overuse of a talkative LLM could push him or her over the edge. Maybe literally.
Ivenix infusion kits recalled by FDA due to serious manufacturing defect
Lines included in the kits were misassembled and could result in a botched blood transfusion. Due to the risk of serious injury or death, the recall has been designated as Class I.
FDA recalls pediatric breathing kits after eight serious injuries
Endotracheal tubes inside Medline neonatal intubation kits have been deemed too narrow, putting newborn patients at risk for hypoxia. This recall has been given the most serious FDA designation due to the risk of death.
Kettering Health hit with class-action lawsuit weeks after ransomware attack
Law firm Wright & Schulte said they filed a legal complaint on behalf of patients, pointing to the health system’s alleged lack of transparency and negligence in protecting data as the basis for the lawsuit.
Atraverse Medical raises $29M to support FDA-approved heart tech
The San Diego-based startup gained FDA approval for its Hotwire RF guidewire in 2024. The technology has already been used to perform hundreds of heart procedures.

Amazon teams up with Cerner in AI move

Cerner, a global health platform, has teamed up with Amazon Web Services, a subsidiary of Amazon that offer cloud computing platforms, to accelerate healthcare solutions and AI in healthcare.

ASRT supports new radiopharmaceutical legislation

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has issued a statement in support of new legislation that would change the way key radiopharmaceuticals are bundled by CMS and simplify Medicare billing policies.

Drugmakers not happy about new importation rule

The drug industry is not happy about a new plan from the Trump administration that would allow cheaper drugs to be imported from Canada. The initiative, called the Safe Importation Action Plan, was announced by HHS July 31.

Industry update: 3 reasons the mammography market may soon slow down

Growth in the mammography market may begin to slow down in the near future, according to a new analysis from Signify Research.

AI in the mix as NIH continues seeking health apps to fund

NIH funding opportunities remain numerous for innovators who apply evidence-based medical science to their proposals for smartphone apps, and the agency isn’t hesitant to get behind AI-based approaches.

Medicare Part D premiums drop again

Average Medicare Part D premiums have dropped for the third year in a row, according to CMS, and they are projected to decline again in 2020. Medicare Part D plans offer prescription drug coverage to Medicare beneficiaries.

B. Braun granted breakthrough status for newest DCB catheter

The FDA has granted B. Braun Interventional Systems Inc. breakthrough device designation for its SeQuent Please ReX drug-coated PTCA balloon catheter, the company announced August 1.

CMS extends AI healthcare outcomes challenge judging period due to high interest

After receiving “overwhelming interest” in a recent AI in healthcare challenge, CMS extended is judging period, the agency announced August 1.

Management

Healthcare AI today: Dangerous LLMs, self-training AI—and is AI good for what ails healthcare?

Ivenix infusion kits recalled by FDA due to serious manufacturing defect

FDA recalls pediatric breathing kits after eight serious injuries

Kettering Health hit with class-action lawsuit weeks after ransomware attack

Atraverse Medical raises $29M to support FDA-approved heart tech