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.

FDA clears new large-bore catheter for challenging stroke cases
The newly cleared device was built to provide support, trackability and stability during the treatment of time-sensitive stroke patients.
High costs may be keeping working-age heart patients from seeking care
When working-age adults develop cardiovascular disease, it often ends up eating up a significant amount of their income. Are insurance companies doing enough to help these patients?
Vascular surgeons deliver major value in terms of patient outcomes and health system profitability
Vascular surgeons play a critical role in today's evolving healthcare landscape. However, researchers noted, they often do not get the respect or appreciation they deserve.
A ‘disquieting plateau’: Healthcare costs are up, but survival among heart patients stays the same
The cardiovascular mortality rate in the United States decreased dramatically from 2000 to 2011. Since then, however, it has remained relatively unchanged.
LucidHealth rebrands its teleradiology services division
The Columbus, Ohio-based imaging group is repositioning the business to “strengthen brand visibility, clarify service offerings and support long-term growth in an increasingly competitive radiology marketplace.”

Some Americans avoid healthcare because they don’t understand insurance

Lack of understanding about healthcare insurance is impacting the health of Americans.

CDC shares vaping update, providing radiologists a clearer picture of hundreds affected

“It is evident from today’s report that these lung injuries are disproportionately affecting young people,” said Director Robert Redfield, MD.

The potential CV device shortage, explained

There will likely be a national shortage of medical devices—including CV tools like stents, shunts and catheters—in the near future, according to the FDA.

AI-powered cardiac MRI solution gains FDA clearance

HeartVista, a Los Altos, California-based healthcare technology company, has received FDA clearance for its AI-powered One Click cardiac MRI solution.

Alternative payment model reporting enhances MIPS performance

Radiologists' performance in the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) is best when MIPS-Alternative Payment Models replace group and individual reporting.

Sexual harassment in healthcare: How radiologists can make a difference

What can radiologists do to be better allies for individuals experiencing inappropriate behavior in the workplace? A recent commentary published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology explored this very subject in detail.

52 technologists, radiation therapists receive ASRT grants

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists has announced 52 recipients of grants designed to support the professional and educational advancement of technologists and radiation therapists.

FDG PET-CT offers prognostic value for patients with multiple myeloma

18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT imaging can help predict outcomes of patients who have been newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma, according to a study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Management

FDA clears new large-bore catheter for challenging stroke cases

High costs may be keeping working-age heart patients from seeking care

Vascular surgeons deliver major value in terms of patient outcomes and health system profitability

A ‘disquieting plateau’: Healthcare costs are up, but survival among heart patients stays the same

LucidHealth rebrands its teleradiology services division