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.

Update: FDA confirms recalls for defibrillation leads after nearly 400 injuries
Safety concerns with certain Boston Scientific leads have resulted in multiple Class I recalls, the FDA has announced. The agency first shared a warning about this issue in August.
AI for opportunistic osteoporosis screening inks FDA clearance
The tool analyzes routine hip and pelvis X-rays for signs of low bone mineral density.
Radiology groups voice ‘enthusiastic support’ for proposal to add 14,000 more Medicare-funded residency slots
The Society of Interventional Radiology and American College of Radiology are thanking lawmakers for reintroducing the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act.
Radiology providers missing the mark when screening disabled women for breast cancer
Only 43% of women with disabilities receive American Society of Breast Surgeons-recommended mammography screening services, according to a new single-center study.
Strategic Radiology expands into Colorado, adding decades-old independent imaging group
Colorado Springs Radiologists and its roughly 25 physicians are seeking to gain the benefits of scale without the challenges of consolidation.

White House prepping another exec order on drug prices

President Trump is reportedly working on another executive order targeting rising drug prices, according to Reuters.

Going up: ANSTO announces price increase for medical isotopes

The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (ANSTO) is raising its prices, according to a new report from The Australian.

Patient deaths, battery failures push recall of Cardiosave intra-aortic balloon pumps

Maquet and Datascope issued a nationwide recall of 22,853 intra-aortic balloon pumps July 23 following reports of five patient deaths and numerous battery failures.

Healthcare deal volume grows again

Health services deal volume is heating up once again, according to the latest quarterly report from PwC. The second quarter of 2019 marked the eighth consecutive quarter where deal volume exceeded 250 deals.

Bill Nelligan, 27-year CEO of the ACC, dies at 92

The American College of Cardiology this week announced that William D. Nelligan, III, CAE, FACC, passed away July 23 in Rockville, Md. Nelligan was a longtime leader of the ACC and was affiliated with the College for nearly three decades.

Behavioral healthcare M&A pace picks up

The behavioral healthcare services space is gaining traction in the larger healthcare sector, supported by higher mergers and acquisition activity year to date.

CKD patient slapped with $540K dialysis bill

A 50-year-old personal trainer and his wife, a physician in Plains, Mont., are struggling to afford a hospital bill totaling more than half a million dollars after insurance failed to help cover the man’s critical 14-week dialysis treatment, NBC News reports.

VIDA Diagnostics, Iowa health system working together on AI solution

VIDA Diagnostics announced Thursday, July 25, that it has received an investment of $1 million and additional support from UnityPoint Health Ventures on behalf of Iowa’s UnityPoint Health healthcare system.

Management

Update: FDA confirms recalls for defibrillation leads after nearly 400 injuries

AI for opportunistic osteoporosis screening inks FDA clearance

Radiology groups voice ‘enthusiastic support’ for proposal to add 14,000 more Medicare-funded residency slots

Radiology providers missing the mark when screening disabled women for breast cancer

Strategic Radiology expands into Colorado, adding decades-old independent imaging group