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.

FTC warns Tennessee of coming price hikes if it rushes to remove restrictions on hospital chain
The state legislature is mulling over the passage of two bills: one that would eliminate Ballad’s status as a protected monopoly, and another that would remove the Certificate of Need, a barrier that forces healthcare entities to submit expansion proposals to regulators for approval. The issue, the FTC says, is related to timing.
Healthcare agencies mellow on medical cannabis as CMS launches Medicare hemp pilot
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services unveiled a new program for alternative payment model participants that would allow clinicians to use products containing CBD as part of patient care plans. In response, the Food and Drug Administration vowed not to further restrict the sale of oral hemp products.
Hologic closing $18B merger deal as CEO announces retirement
The Marlborough, Massachusetts-based breast imaging vendor expects its sale to TPG and Blackstone to officially close on April 7.
AI software more than halves hospital's MRI exam times
Leaders at the hospital have equipped the radiology department’s MRI scanner with a new AI software that essentially fills in the blanks between image slices with synthetic images.
Medicare delays prior authorization pilot program for key interventional radiology service
CMS officially announced the move on April 6, with it applying to the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) Model.

EMR-based framework produces 30% reduction in overnight CT report turnaround times

An academic medical center struggling to meet CT report turnaround time benchmarks was recently able to improve its overnight efficiency by implementing a framework designed to streamline teleradiology requests.

‘Compensation remodeling’ and 9 other solutions to help preserve radiology’s core mission

The American College of Radiology recently gathered 25 different medical societies to discuss how to save academic radiology.

Squatter patient refuses to leave hospital room five months after discharge, lawsuit claims

In its complaint, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare said it cleared an unnamed female patient for discharge on Oct. 6, 2025. Despite setting her up with transportation and coordinating with family, she refused to leave.

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Microsoft launches new version of Copilot AI that draws from medical records to answer questions

Copilot Health will be able to use information such as medical histories, lab results and data from wearables to answer complicated healthcare questions. Microsoft said patients who use the app can rest assured all data shared with the AI is encrypted and can be deleted at any time.

America’s Physician Groups COO dies in scuba diving accident

Jennifer L. Jackman, 67, was vacationing in the South Pacific when the fatal incident occurred. She has been with the APG since 2019, serving as COO since 2023.

Insulet Corporation has announced a voluntary recall for specific lots of the pods associated with its Omnipod 5 Automated Insulin Delivery System

FDA announces recall of insulin delivery pods

Small tears were found on the inside of some of Insulet Corporation's Omnipod 5 pods. The issue was linked to a total of 18 serious adverse events.

New dyslipidemia guideline puts add-on testing, early screening in the spotlight

The updated recommendations represent a collaboration between the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association and several other U.S. healthcare organizations.

Cardiology practice, cardiologists pay $4.75M to resolve DOJ fraud allegations

The physicians allegedly performed medically unnecessary ablation procedures as part of a years-long fraud scheme.

Management

FTC warns Tennessee of coming price hikes if it rushes to remove restrictions on hospital chain

Healthcare agencies mellow on medical cannabis as CMS launches Medicare hemp pilot

Hologic closing $18B merger deal as CEO announces retirement

AI software more than halves hospital's MRI exam times

Medicare delays prior authorization pilot program for key interventional radiology service