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.

Whoop raises $575M—Abbott, LeBron James, Cristiano Ronaldo among the investors
Whoop, a Boston-based wearable technologies company, raised the new funding on a $10.1 billion evaluation.
Interventional cardiologist Roxana Mehran elected ACC president
A prominent figure in the fields of interventional cardiology and women’s health is now leading the American College of Cardiology.
Imaging interpretation turnaround times more than double over a decade
“These increases likely indicate that the radiology workforce has reached maximum capacity," Neiman Health Policy Institute experts write in JACR.
Hospitals used illegal tactics to prevent patients from seeking low-cost radiology services: DOJ
Authorities claim NewYork-Presbyterian wielded plan restrictions to stop one insurer from steering beneficiaries to other imaging options.
Physicians who feel they ‘fit in’ experience less burnout—and entertain fewer thoughts of quitting or cutting back
Three-fifths of 14,000 physicians surveyed, 60%, enjoy a strong sense of belonging within their organization. Better yet, four-fifths, 80%, feel their teammates have their back.

CVD deaths highest in counties hit hardest by the economic recession

American counties hit hardest by the Great Recession saw a sharp increase in deaths from CVD and stroke that wasn’t mirrored in communities that experienced less economic distress, according to a new study.

CDC updates diagnostic criteria for vaping-related lung disease as AMA calls for ban on products

The update arrives to coincide with flu season, when providers will start seeing increasing cases of respiratory illnesses.

Judge dismisses provider’s class-action antitrust claim against the American Board of Radiology

Tennessee-based radiologist Sadhish Siva, MD, had argued in court that the ABR ran afoul of antitrust laws by tying together its physician certification and ongoing recertification programs, locking providers into years of expensive accreditation with little benefit.

Emergency radiologists struggle to curb unnecessary back pain imaging

While there has been a modest decline in imaging for these cases over the past five years, about one in every three ED visits for back pain still resulted in x-ray, CT or MRI testing.

Judge tosses antitrust lawsuit against American Board of Radiology

The ruling deemed that the board did not illegally tie its initial radiology certifications to its ongoing Maintenance of Certification program.

Johnson & Johnson rushed baby powder testing after asbestos scare

Pharmaceutical, medical device and consumer goods company Johnson & Johnson rushed the testing of its baby powder after the FDA found asbestos in the product, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Radiology ranks 6th among physician specialities most likely to face a malpractice claim

The Medscape report surveyed more than 4,300 U.S. physicians across 29 specialities.

US medication costs 300% more than global median

Medication in the U.S. is the most expensive in the world, costing 307% more than the global median, according to a recent study on medication costs around the world.

Management

Whoop raises $575M—Abbott, LeBron James, Cristiano Ronaldo among the investors

Interventional cardiologist Roxana Mehran elected ACC president

Imaging interpretation turnaround times more than double over a decade

Hospitals used illegal tactics to prevent patients from seeking low-cost radiology services: DOJ

Physicians who feel they ‘fit in’ experience less burnout—and entertain fewer thoughts of quitting or cutting back