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.

Four providers, two data exchanges sued over high cost of medical record access in Maine
In a report, News Center Maine spoke to a personal injury attorney who said she often receives numerous copies of medical records for her clients, each with its own fee. She said she is glad someone decided to sue over the issue, which may violate state law capping patient record-sharing costs.
Cigna announces new copay-centric insurance model, backed by AI care coordination
Dubbed “Clearity,” the new health plans will have four tiers to choose from, allowing patients to select the provider and services that are right for them. The insurance is similar to a concierge care model, but backed by a potentially larger network.
SCAI: Noncompete contracts unfairly bind cardiologists to hospitals unless they move
"These provisions are contained in what amounts, in many cases, to contracts of adhesion, because a physician’s only choice is to accept the terms of the contract without revision or else forgo employment," the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions wrote to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
ACR blasts ‘deeply flawed’ Anthem policy targeting out-of-network radiologists
Last month, the insurance giant announced it will begin charging hospitals a 10% administrative penalty for claims that involve docs outside of its networks.
Radiology Partners acquires healthcare AI company for $80M
The country’s largest imaging group is buying Palo Alto, California-based Cognita Imaging Inc., which was founded by scientists at Stanford University.

Unenhanced CT a wise first choice when treating adult patients with new-onset seizure

Unenhanced CT should be the first imaging examination performed when patients present with new-onset seizure, according to a new analysis published in the American Journal of Roentgenology. It can help specialists exclude conditions that would require urgent or emergent intervention.

GE Healthcare, SORK pledge to help train technologists in Africa

GE Healthcare and the Society of Radiography in Kenya (SORK) pledged to train a minimum of 140 technologists as part of a partnership focused on improving overall efficiency. The partnership will “build on efforts to achieve universal healthcare through capacity building.”

Cardiologist invests $60M in future of sirolimus-coated balloons

Indian-American cardiologist and serial entrepreneur Kiran Patel announced he’s investing $60 million in Concept Medical Inc., a company looking to test its novel sirolimus-coated balloon.

KKR completes $9.9B purchase of Envision

Private equity firm KKR has completed its acquisition of Envision Healthcare Corporation for a deal valued at $9.9 billion. The deal was previously announced in June.

Sen. Grassley asks for FTC investigation over secret hospital-insurer contracts

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate contracts between hospital systems and health insurers following a report from The Wall Street Journal that these secret contracts prevent savings by limiting competition and even increasing costs to consumers.

Amar Chotai balances careers in radiology, dance music

Amar Chotai works in radiology, but he is also gaining widespread attention for his other passion: singing dance music.

Medical societies issue new guideline for treating men with early-stage prostate cancer

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the American Urological Association (AUA) have issued a new guideline for treating men with early-stage prostate cancer. According to the three medical societies, hypofractionated external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) can shorten cancer treatments and provide more convenience to patients.

Guided meditation before biopsy can help reduce patient anxiety

Brief meditation can help reduce a patient’s anxiety during acute medical procedures such as stereotactic breast biopsy (SBB), according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Management

Four providers, two data exchanges sued over high cost of medical record access in Maine

Cigna announces new copay-centric insurance model, backed by AI care coordination

SCAI: Noncompete contracts unfairly bind cardiologists to hospitals unless they move

ACR blasts ‘deeply flawed’ Anthem policy targeting out-of-network radiologists

Radiology Partners acquires healthcare AI company for $80M