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.

In brief: Hospitals v. pharmacies in court, lights on at all-electric hospital, money-minded nonprofits, more
A new hospital is about to become the largest in the country intended to operate on electricity only.
CPT code updates in 2026 will change how interventional cardiologists get paid
A variety of CPT code changes take effect in 2026, and many of them will make a direct impact on interventional cardiology. Arnold Seto, MD, spoke to Cardiovascular Business about these updates for a new video interview.
Kerfuffle continues over pending halt of hep B vaccine for babies
Reaction to the recommendation has been strong and mostly—but not entirely—negative.
4 key factors that impact prostate MRI quality
MRI is an essential tool for diagnosing and managing the disease, but poor image quality and interpretation variability continue to hinder its widespread adoption
Imaging advocates express frustration with final hospital outpatient payment rule
Medicare is reassigning one CPT code for SPECT scans, which will result in a 57% reduction in reimbursement for certain imaging exams.

5 things to know about AI-toting healthcare ‘unicorns’

Why do investors equate these companies with beautiful, mythical beasts? Because startups with such dazzling attributes are—or long were—rarely seen.

Radiologists’ inpatient workload increases significantly despite dip in disease severity

“Substantial” growth in CT and MRI is replacing lower-cost modalities such as X-ray and ultrasound, experts write in JACR.

Study explores suicide rate among residents in radiology and other specialties

A total of 19 diagnostic radiology residents died between 2000 to 2021, including six by neoplastic disease and five from suicide, researchers write in JAMA.

Feds reinstate physician B Reader Program after HHS staffing cuts left it in limbo

Along with coal miners, the program provides X-ray reads to monitor work-related lung damage from crystalline silica and asbestos.

Whole-body MRI radiology group Prenuvo hires former Peloton CFO

Jill Woodworth served as chief financial officer of the fitness company from 2018 to 2022, leading it from pre-IPO to a phenomenon notching $4 billion.

Newswatch: Trump’s AI extraversion, FDA’s first CAIO, healthcare AI’s true value, more

Where a cautious President Biden wanted to confine American AI know-how to America, a freewheeling President Trump wants to turn it loose—at least to select friends and allies.

AdvaMed CEO warns Senate that tariffs threaten medtech innovation

Scott Whitaker, the CEO of the industry lobby AdvaMed, told the Senate Finance Committee that he fears tariffs will only raise the cost of care and put patients at risk if companies are unable to overcome supply chain disruptions.

Report: UnitedHealth under investigation by DOJ for criminal fraud

Citing sources familiar with the matter, the Wall Street Journal reports that UnitedHealth Group is being investigated for criminal fraud, likely stemming from its Medicare Advantage billing practices.

Management

In brief: Hospitals v. pharmacies in court, lights on at all-electric hospital, money-minded nonprofits, more

CPT code updates in 2026 will change how interventional cardiologists get paid

Kerfuffle continues over pending halt of hep B vaccine for babies

4 key factors that impact prostate MRI quality

Imaging advocates express frustration with final hospital outpatient payment rule