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.

Consolidation, competition, consumer costs: Healthcare econ experts break it all down, make it make sense
Market forces like competition cannot stem the urge to merge among and between payers and providers, so neither will they staunch the price hikes in premiums.
Hospital opens new $3M interventional radiology suite, the first in its region
The hope is that the new service will open the door for patients to undergo treatment and diagnostic exams locally instead of having to travel long distances.
GE HealthCare finalizes $2.3B Intelerad acquisition
GE previously noted that the acquisition was a reflection of the company’s “continued commitment to cloud-enabled and AI-powered solutions.”
MGMA outlines path and pitfalls in CMS 2030 value-based care push
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) has tested nearly 40 APMs, of which only two turned out to be successful, which does not bode well for meeting a 2030 deadline to transition to value-based payments.
FDA approves JenaValve TAVR system for aortic regurgitation
The Trilogy Transcatheter Heart Valve System is the first TAVR device approved by the FDA to treat severe aortic regurgitation. Until now, interventional cardiologists have had to settle for the off-label use of TAVR valves built for treating aortic stenosis.

Patients want to know when BAC is detected at mammography

Patients undergoing mammography prefer to be informed about breast arterial calcification (BAC), which is sometimes a sign of cardiovascular disease, according to new research published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Calgary Scientific names Barry Allen as new CEO and President

New CEO, new products and new branding part of commercial push

AMIA announces 2018 Signature Award winners

Eight people will be honored during this year’s American Medical Informatics Association annual symposium after winning the organization’s awards that recognize significant contributions in the field of informatics.

Industry groups: New CMS policy puts Americans with pre-existing conditions at risk

More than 25 patient and consumer groups have spoken out against a new guidance issued by CMS on Tuesday that allows states to skirt patient protections mandated under the Affordable Care Act.

New opioids law includes grants for imaging-based pain management research

Grants to study imaging-based technology have been included in a recently signed law geared toward developing opioid alternatives for pain management. The inclusion was championed by the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) in a recent news release.

MITA cheers inclusion of medical imaging technologies in new opioid epidemic bill

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) has issued a statement applauding the inclusion of text related to imaging technologies in the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (HR 6), which President Trump signed into law on Wednesday, Oct. 24.

Should patients be included in multidisciplinary team meetings?

The authors of a new analysis published in Clinical Radiology believe all parties—the radiologist, the referring clinician, any other relevant physicians, and the patient—should be brought together to help achieve the best patient care possible.

New iOS-compatible app provides mobile access to medical images

Ambra Health has launched its iOS-compatible medical image mobile application, which gives healthcare providers access to medical images on the go.

Management

Consolidation, competition, consumer costs: Healthcare econ experts break it all down, make it make sense

Hospital opens new $3M interventional radiology suite, the first in its region

GE HealthCare finalizes $2.3B Intelerad acquisition

MGMA outlines path and pitfalls in CMS 2030 value-based care push

FDA approves JenaValve TAVR system for aortic regurgitation