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 has 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.

ACR shares ‘serious concerns’ with surprise billing legislation

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has issued a statement sharing “serious concerns” with HR 3630, the No Surprises Act, which is currently scheduled to be considered by the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Radiologists more interested in telemedicine than any other specialists

Radiologists show more interest in telemedicine job opportunities than representatives from any other specialty, according to a new report published by Doximity.

Construction complete of new Mo-99 processing facility in Wisconsin

NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes announced Tuesday, July 16, that the construction of its new processing facility for molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) is now complete.

CESM provides value during postoperative breast cancer screening

Contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM) can assist proiders with the postoperative screening of breast cancer patients, according to research published in Clinical Radiology.

How synthetic mammography falls short compared to FFDM

According to new research published in Academic Radiology, some screen-detected cancers are less conspicuous on SM than FFDM.

85,000 Kaiser workers prepare to strike over contract talks

More than 85,000 workers from Kaiser Permanente are preparing a national strike after contract negotiations stalled July 12. Talks between the workers and the nonprofit healthcare company ended Thursday without a deal.

What repetitive throwing can do to a baseball player’s shoulder joints

MRI scans revealed that professional baseball players experience macroscopic structural lesions in their shoulder joints due to the sport’s repetitive throwing motions, according to research published in Academic Radiology.

3 great minds agree: AI is changing everything

Three distinguished thinkers who think a lot on the future are asking some big questions about AI.

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