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.

Fraud expert charged over 167 suspected incidents of healthcare fraud
Faranak Firozan, 47, is a cybersecurity expert at Nvidia who regularly spoke on the topic of “cyber laundering.” Prosecutors in California allege she submitted fraudulent medical claims to an employer-sponsored insurance plan, bilking Cigna out of $100,000.
Fugitive doctor sentenced in absentia for $1.5M Medicare fraud scheme
Sixty-one-year-old Lilit Gagikovna Baltaian, MD, is on the run after being convicted of fraudulently billing Medicare alongside co-conspirators at home health agencies. A federal court in California sentenced her to 54 months in prison.
FDA issues recall of Philips interventional imaging system due to safety risks
A communication error within the system can reportedly cause loss of imaging functionality mid-procedure.
Respected radiologist and his family among hundreds dead in Air India plane crash
Dr. Prateek Joshi, with the NHS hospital in Derby, England, was taking his wife, also a highly regarded physician, and three young children from India to the U.K. to start a new chapter.
Q&A: Cardiologist and EARLY TAVR co-author questions study’s execution
The EARLY TAVR clinical trial made a significant impact, paving the way for the FDA to approve multiple transcatheter heart valves for the treatment of asymptomatic patients. However, one cardiologist who participated in the trial has some serious concerns with how its findings were presented to the public.

FDA clears novel AI chest x-ray technology for pneumothorax

According to Zebra Medical Vision, their technology can save physicians more than 80% of the time it takes to reach the acute condition compared to the commonly used first in first out (FIFO) method.

Radiologists still making an impact late into their careers

Radiologists 31-40 years into their careers remain incredibly important to patient care in the United States, according to a new study published in Academic Radiology.

Hospitals charged private insurers more than Medicare

Private health insurance plans, which cover the majority of people in the U.S., paid higher rates to hospitals compared to public plans such as Medicare and Medicaid, according to a recent report from RAND.

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.

Management

Fraud expert charged over 167 suspected incidents of healthcare fraud

Fugitive doctor sentenced in absentia for $1.5M Medicare fraud scheme

FDA issues recall of Philips interventional imaging system due to safety risks

Respected radiologist and his family among hundreds dead in Air India plane crash

Q&A: Cardiologist and EARLY TAVR co-author questions study’s execution