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.

RSNA attendees through bore of the new release Philips CT 5300 scanner at RSNA 2024. Three new CT systems were released at RSNA that included numerous AI enhancements. Photo by Dave Fornell. #RSNA #RSNA24 #RSNA2024

Key takeaways from RSNA 2024 for AI, CT, MRI and the radiology staffing shortage

Several key trends were evident at the Radiological Society of North America 2024 meeting, including new CT and MR technology and evolving adoption of artificial intelligence.

Suspect in slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO linked to Atlanta Greyhound station

The Atlanta Police Department has joined the NYPD, as a nationwide manhunt for the killer takes authorities to Georgia. The NYPD said they believe the suspect entered New York City by bus shortly before Thanksgiving. 

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Insulet wins $452M in lawsuit against rivals over medical device trade secrets

Insulet accused multiple parties, including a rival CEO, of working together to copy its insulin pump technology and bring a "clone product" to market.

Acutus Medical, the California-based healthcare technology company focused on electrophysiology devices, has announced significant downsizing that will cut its workforce by approximately 70%. The goal of the move is to focus exclusively on manufacturing and distributing left-heart access devices as part of a distribution deal with Medtronic that was first signed in 2022.

Medical device company cuts 70% of staff in push to meet Medtronic obligations

California-based Acutus Medical has said its ongoing agreement to manufacture and distribute left-heart access devices for Medtronic is the company's only source of revenue. 

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Industry Watcher’s Digest

The FDA has finalized its recommendations for getting AI-equipped medical devices approved. 

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Women who pay for mammography AI see higher cancer detection rates. But is this extra charge ethical?

RadNet Inc. presented new research at RSNA 2024, showing that women who paid $40 for an AI add-on experienced a 21% higher breast cancer detection rate. 

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Imaging AI vendor Cleerly raises $106M in Series C funding

Founded in 2017, the Denver-based company offers an artificial intelligence solution that analyzes coronary CT angiography images for signs of heart disease. 

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Society of Interventional Radiology names new CEO

Eve Lee, MBA, succeeds Keith M. Hume, who left SIR's top post in May to pursue other opportunities after three years on the job.