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.

Interlock claims responsibility for Kettering cyberattack, stolen data listed for sale
In a post on the dark web, well-known hacker group Interlock is offering a 941 GB trove for sale, said to contain patient financial records, driver's licenses, clinical summaries and more from Ohio-based Kettering Health.
Multiple anesthesia breathing kits recalled by FDA due to risk of death
Multiple kits manufactured by Draeger are subject to a recall and an updated set of use instructions due to the risk of cracks developing in hoses that can cause inadequate ventilation.
FDA issues Class I recall on Baxter infusion pumps after serious patient injury
An issue with Novum IQ Large Volume Pumps entering standby mode or being turned off could result in the subsequent patient infusion flowing at an inadequate rate. Baxter has supplied updated use instructions to fix the issue.
Up to one-third of radiology researchers may be falsifying medical images prior to publishing
These actions represent "a significant threat to the integrity of radiology research," authors of a new analysis caution.
ASNC speaks to members of Congress about major trends in cardiology
The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology made its voice heard, pushing for legislation to repeal Medicare payment cuts and tie payments to inflationary increases. Prior authorization and a proposed tariff on radioisotopes were also discussed.

Radiologist receives $40K grant to study how imaging could improve atherosclerosis care

Sina Tavakoli, MD, PhD, of the University of Pittsburgh, has received the 2018 Strategic Radiology/RSNA Research Seed Grant to study the imaging of macrophages in atherosclerosis.

High school CPR training boosts cardiac arrest survival

Mandatory CPR training in high school may contribute to higher rates of bystander intervention and improved survival following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), according to a registry study slated to be presented Nov. 11 at the American Heart Association’s Resuscitation Science Symposium in Chicago.

Healthcare Leaders Merge to Accelerate the Promise of Value-Based Care

Mingle Analytics and SilverVue form Mingle Health to deliver an all-in-one platform that includes the consulting, analytics, and tools to streamline medical practices, integrate the delivery network, and improve patient outcomes.

Election update: Ferrara loses bid to become first radiologist elected to Congress

Interventional radiologist and 25-year Navy veteran Steve Ferrara, MD, lost his race against former Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton to represent Arizona’s 9th Congressional District. Ferrara, running as a Republican, was working to become the first radiologist elected to Congress.

Collective Health Names Karen Boone To Board of Directors

Karen brings deep financial and administrative expertise as Collective Health continues transforming health benefits and lowering the cost of healthcare for American employers

People with patient portal experience less willing to wait for imaging results

In an increasingly technology-driven world, more hospitals are introducing patient portal systems. But when it comes to delivering imaging results to patients, instant access isn’t always best, wrote authors of a new study published in Radiology.

Highly-reimbursed cardiologists receive greatest Medicare payments from imaging

Non-radiologist performed imaging payments comprised substantial proportions of overall Medicare reimbursement for highly-reimbursed physicians in cardiology, vascular surgery and orthopedic surgery, according to research published online Nov. 2 in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

Misread CT scan at the center of $10M lawsuit against U.S. government

Richard Stayskal, a Green Beret from North Carolina and Purple Heart recipient, sued the federal government for $10 million after a CT scan was misread, or perhaps not read at all—resulting in him developing stage four terminal lung cancer, according to reporting from WJZY-TV in Tampa.

Management

Interlock claims responsibility for Kettering cyberattack, stolen data listed for sale

Multiple anesthesia breathing kits recalled by FDA due to risk of death

FDA issues Class I recall on Baxter infusion pumps after serious patient injury

Up to one-third of radiology researchers may be falsifying medical images prior to publishing

ASNC speaks to members of Congress about major trends in cardiology