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.

5 healthcare industry giants funnel over $333M in research payments to radiologists
Merck was the No. 1 funder for radiologists, contributing nearly $108 million in payments, followed by imaging manufacturer Siemens Healthineers ($64 million) and drugmaker Novartis ($57 million).
Rural hospitals band together to offer MRI services
Five Northern California critical access hospitals are banding together to share a mobile MRI unit across three counties.
NYC Health + Hospitals investing $20M to expand radiology services across city
The country’s largest municipal healthcare system aims to bring imaging services "directly into the community" to eliminate barriers to care, reduce wait times and detect diseases earlier.
Telehealth ketamine service sued after patient dies of overdose
Mindbloom, a telemedicine company that provides ketamine for depression and anxiety as part of a treatment program, is accused of negligence in the death of Philip Ward. But the facts leading up to his overdose are in dispute.
Apology letters sent to 531 patients after MaineHealth declares them dead
The initial condolences were mailed out as a result of a computer error, a hospital spokesperson said. The recipients were never marked as deceased on any official records.

How to make price transparency work

With the Trump administration increasing efforts to force healthcare stakeholders to publish drug and care services prices online and in TV ads, will the initiatives actually do anything to lower costs?

HHS gives $107M to health centers

Nearly $107 million has been designated to more than 1,200 health centers across the U.S. from HHS aimed at improving the quality, efficiency and value of healthcare services provided.

AAPM clarifies x-ray shielding recommendations

The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) has published an open letter Aug. 19, explaining its decision earlier this year to recommend against gonadal and fetal shielding during x-ray exams.

RSNA looks globally with new learning centers program

RSNA is launching a new Global Learning Centers (GLC) program focused on improving radiology education and patient care in low- or middle-income countries across the world.

RSNA launches new program to improve radiology education around the world

RSNA has announced the launch of a new program designed to improve radiology education and patient care in low- and middle-income countries throughout the world.

California legislature ramps up transparency pressure on Kaiser Permanente

Amid a standoff between 85,000 California-based workers at Kaiser Permanente and the health system over contract negotiations, the California legislature has ramped up the pressure against the nonprofit healthcare services organization.

Healthcare AI’s slow progress from concept to clinic: an ‘inconvenient truth’

Few healthcare AI models introduced in the medical literature during the present AI research boom can be used in actual patient care.

Google AI founder placed on leave

A co-founder of Google’s AI business DeepMind has been placed on leave following controversy over some of his projects, Bloomberg reported.

Management

5 healthcare industry giants funnel over $333M in research payments to radiologists

Rural hospitals band together to offer MRI services

NYC Health + Hospitals investing $20M to expand radiology services across city

Telehealth ketamine service sued after patient dies of overdose

Apology letters sent to 531 patients after MaineHealth declares them dead