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.

FDA announces new recall of self-expanding stents due to risk of ‘serious harm’

The Class I recall includes more than 26,000 vascular stents from Boston Scientific. These devices have been linked to a risk of potential resistance when the stent delivery system is being withdrawn. 

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Other specialties join radiology in support of bill to boost CT imaging funding

Societies representing chest physicians, orthopedic foot and ankle specialists, thoracic and plastic surgeons, and gynecologic oncologists are joining ACR in the effort. 

Smartwatches reduce physician burnout while improving resilience

Radiation oncologists and other specialists wore the devices for six months at two pilot institutions, with promising initial results. 

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Imaging-guided surgery startup Method AI raises $20M in Series A financing

Founded in 2021 as a spinoff of the Cleveland Clinic, its platform leverages continuous 3D ultrasound and AI-generated surgical plans to guide robotic-assisted procedures. 

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Court approves $2.8B BCBS class-action settlement; insurer to make changes

The settlement reached in October 2024 has been finalized. A fund is being set up for the estimated 3 million claimants, as BCBS pledges to reform its BlueCard health plans.

Ransomware attack on DaVita kidney care clinics exposes 2.7M patients

The initial incident happened in April. Since that time, the notorious cybercrime cell Interlock has claimed responsibility. A data dump from the breach was put up for sale on the dark web.

nders Gilberg, MGA, senior vice president, government affairs at Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), shares concerns about the draft fee schedule published in July. Congress was poised to reverse part of the cut in physician pay last December, but Elon Musk intervened and no fix was made. Congress instead made promises to help in 2026, but MGMA says it is not enough.

MGMA raises alarm over 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, warns of access crisis

Many make federal reimbursement plans into an issue about high-paid specialists complaining about pay cuts, but these fees also compensate nurses, technicians, support staff and administrators. Payment keeps the doors of brick-and-mortar medical practices open, MGMA warns.

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Hospital apologizes after imaging delay results in needle being left in patient

The organization is under fire after the patient’s wife charged that it could have prevented her husband’s untimely death.