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.

New registry helps hospitals expand outpatient services for heart patients
The initiation of the ACC Ambulatory Surgical Center Registry comes at a time when hospitals are expanding their structural heart programs. The registry is providing valuable details about which patients should stay at the hospital and which can be treated in an outpatient setting.
FDA highlights risks of evaluating blood pressure with unauthorized medical devices
The agency emphasized that many over-the-counter technologies marketed for this purpose have not been properly evaluated.
Healthcare AI today: Another angle on AI regulation, move fast but don’t break things, WISeR in the real world, more
Getting healthcare AI to fulfill its destiny—can we call it that now?—will require ‘scenario-based’ consideration of every use case.
Repeat imaging rates higher when scans are interpreted by nurse practitioners, physician assistants
The finding is based on an analysis of nearly 1.4 million office-based imaging claims, conducted by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute.
Members of Congress condemn Medicare model targeting ‘wasteful’ interventional radiology services
“It is not an exaggeration to say that the requirement of prior authorization for traditional Medicare services will kill seniors,” says Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis.

Imaging history: New case studies detail world’s first total-body PET/CT scanner in action

The world’s first total-body PET/CT scanner is associated with improved image quality and quicker scan times, according to findings published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

GE Healthcare now distributing Volpara Solutions’ breast density software worldwide

Volpara Solutions, the New Zealand-based breast imaging technology company, announced that GE Healthcare will now be distributing its VolparaDensity software for breast density assessments throughout the world.

Cardiology’s $454K average salary ranks 7th among specialties

Cardiology ranks seventh among all medical specialties with an average annual salary of about $454,000, according to Doximity’s 2019 compensation report.

How do radiologists with different experience levels fare when using PI-RADS?

Radiologists with varying levels of experience have strong agreement when detecting index lesions using PI-RADS, according to new research published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

1 in 7 patients receive surprise medical bills

Roughly 1 in 7 patients—or 14.5 percent of hospital admissions in the U.S.—experience surprise medical billing despite seeking care at an in-network facility, according to an analysis by the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI).

Retired radiologist chose the specialty thinking it ‘would be easier for the female’

A U.S. radiologist with a long, distinguished career that launched after a remarkable move from Korea has caught the eye of a National Public Radio affiliate in Buffalo, New York.

Radiology’s average salary is $429K, but women make 21% less than men

The average annual compensation for radiologists in the United States is $429,000, according to a new report from Doximity. Radiology was ranked 10th among all specialties included in the report.

CMS launches $1.65M AI challenge

CMS has launched an AI challenge that’s incentivizing innovators to develop solutions for a range of administrative challenges, like predicting unplanned hospital admissions and adverse events, the agency announced March 27.

Management

New registry helps hospitals expand outpatient services for heart patients

FDA highlights risks of evaluating blood pressure with unauthorized medical devices

Healthcare AI today: Another angle on AI regulation, move fast but don’t break things, WISeR in the real world, more

Repeat imaging rates higher when scans are interpreted by nurse practitioners, physician assistants

Members of Congress condemn Medicare model targeting ‘wasteful’ interventional radiology services