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.

Medicare releases 2026 physician fee schedule, finalizing cuts opposed by radiology
Medicare is finalizing a controversial “efficiency adjustment” and cuts related to practice expenses—both opposed by imaging groups earlier this year.
45% of seniors report longer wait times for care than 1 year ago, new RBMA survey finds
About 60% of those experiencing delays said they’ve struggled to find doctors who accept Medicare, the Radiology Business Management Association reports.
CMS 2026 physician fee schedule emphasizes chronic disease management, includes pay raise
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced a 3.26% reimbursement increase for all providers, with those enrolled in alternative payment models seeing a higher rise.
Contractor for clinician-focused addiction recovery program sued over ‘punishingly expensive’ practices
The plaintiffs, 10 nurses and one doctor, are all enrolled in the state-mandated initiative for clinicians with past substance abuse issues. The rules require monitoring and regular drug testing to prove sobriety; however, the lot argues that the contractor in charge, Maximus, is being dishonestly punitive.
Class action lawsuit over 5.6M breached records at Yale New Haven settled for $18M
The settlement fund is being established for victims of the March 8 data breach, with a hearing to finalize the agreement scheduled for March 2026. Yale New Haven Health System denies any wrongdoing.

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.

Tenet to spin off Conifer business into separate entity

Tenet Healthcare, a Dallas-based healthcare services company that operates 65 hospitals and 500 other healthcare facilities with 110,000 employees, will spin off its revenue cycle subsidiary, Conifer, into a separate entity.

AHRA 2019: What it takes to become an ACR Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence

Earning the American College of Radiology (ACR) Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence (DICOE) designation can help imaging providers stand out among the competition—if they’re willing to do what it takes to achieve that goal.

Management

Medicare releases 2026 physician fee schedule, finalizing cuts opposed by radiology

45% of seniors report longer wait times for care than 1 year ago, new RBMA survey finds

CMS 2026 physician fee schedule emphasizes chronic disease management, includes pay raise

Contractor for clinician-focused addiction recovery program sued over ‘punishingly expensive’ practices

Class action lawsuit over 5.6M breached records at Yale New Haven settled for $18M