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.

Reducing MRI scan times could add thousands of exam slots, generating up to $22M in new revenue per practice
That’s according to a new retrospective study led by the University of California, San Francisco, and Siemens Healthineers, published Tuesday in Radiology.
Feds should take page from EHRs, creating ‘Meaningful Use’ program to spur AI adoption, Rad Partners leaders say
"Using a similar approach of front-loaded, declining incentives, an AI-focused program could help accelerate adoption and implementation," write Richard Heller and Nina Kottler.
Private equity-backed Integrated Diagnostic Services acquires rival radiology firm
Formed by HCAP Partners in March, IDS is now launching its "roll-up" strategy by buying First Choice Mobile Radiology Services.
Radiopharmaceutical firm Telix touts $151M in Q1 sales from PET imaging agent Illuccix
The Australia-based firm said the nine-digit figure represents a 35% year-over-year increase compared to Q1 of 2024 and 9% uptick from the previous quarter.
Supreme Court likely to uphold ACA preventive care provision, analysts say
According to multiple reports, the majority of justices appeared to be leaning toward siding with the government, which argues that members of HHS's Preventive Services Task Force have the legal authority under the Constitution to determine which treatments are covered as 'preventive' under the Affordable Care Act.

ACR sending 10 radiology trainees to RLI Leadership Summit

The American College of Radiology (ACR) announced that 10 radiology residents and fellows have been awarded scholarships to attend the 2019 Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI) Leadership Summit in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Dental company with machine learning focus raises $11M

A Los Angeles-based startup, GumGum, has raised $11 million in financing and spun out a new healthcare startup focused on the dental industry, according to TechCrunch.

Hospital CEO turnover falls in 2019

Fewer hospital CEOs are leaving their jobs, according to a report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas on CEO turnover. During the first four months of 2019, 26 hospital CEOs left their jobs, compared to 35 departures during the same time period in 2018.

AI needs more diversity to avoid data bias

AI has the potential to disrupt the healthcare industry and improve healthcare outcomes of patients through faster diagnosis and more accurate, targeted treatment. But how AI algorithms are trained needs some improvement, according to Naga Rayapati, founder and CEO/CTO at online marketplace GoGetter, which penned an article for Forbes.

From Concept to Clearance: Why It’s So Expensive to Develop New CV Drugs

Earning approval to use a new cardiovascular drug in the clinical setting can cost 100+ times the average of bringing other medications to market.

Instrument navigation tool reduces radiation, required images for fluoroscopy procedures

The tool, ultralow radiation imaging coupled with image enhancement and instrument tracking (ULR-IE/IT), reduced the total time to localize an instrument by more than 30% and cut radiation exposure by more than 90% compared to C-arm fluoroscopy.

Trump administration wants to end surprise billing

President Trump announced principles to address the issue of surprise billing in healthcare, the White House announced May 9.

What does it take to pass the ABR Core Examination on the first try?

One in 10 radiology residents fail the American Board of Radiology (ABR) Core Examination on their first try. Do residents who pass the examination have anything in common? What about those who fail?

Management

Reducing MRI scan times could add thousands of exam slots, generating up to $22M in new revenue per practice

Feds should take page from EHRs, creating ‘Meaningful Use’ program to spur AI adoption, Rad Partners leaders say

Private equity-backed Integrated Diagnostic Services acquires rival radiology firm

Radiopharmaceutical firm Telix touts $151M in Q1 sales from PET imaging agent Illuccix

Supreme Court likely to uphold ACA preventive care provision, analysts say