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.

Johnson & Johnson gains CE mark approval for catheter capable of radiofrequency, PFA ablation
A new catheter from Johnson & Johnson MedTech is now approved to treat cardiac arrhythmias in Europe. Could FDA approval be on the horizon?
Man held on $1M bond for allegedly threatening healthcare company
Authorities claim Stevie Adams, 35, of Las Vegas said he would shoot up the headquarters of Molina Healthcare, following a dispute. He has been charged for making terroristic threats.
UnitedHealth, Amedisys ask federal judge to dismiss DOJ lawsuit blocking $3.3B merger
The companies argue that the U.S. Department of Justice has failed to adequately demonstrate how, and in which regions of the country, the merger would harm competition. They are asking a federal court to throw out the case.
Robotic mitral repair compares favorably to surgery—but some concerns remain
Robotic-assisted mitral valve repair is associated with short-term outcomes comparable to conventional surgery, according to a new analysis of more than 40,000 patients. Robotic treatment also helps patients spend less time in the hospital, but the costs are much higher.
Practice managers demand ‘immediate action’ on physician Medicare pay cut
The Medical Group Management Association made its demands in a letter to newly appointed leaders in the U.S. House and Senate sent Tuesday.

Radiologists Develop New Guidelines for Managing Acute Low-Back Pain

Treatment for acute low-back pain is one of the most common reasons for visits to physicians in the outpatient setting ...

October 2, 2012

McKesson Acquires MED3OOO

McKesson and MED3OOO have announced a definitive agreement in which McKesson will acquire MED3OOO.

October 2, 2012

Radiologist at Center of N.J. Kickback Case Pleads Guilty

Ashokkumar Babaria, MD, a 62-year-old radiologist from Moorestown, N.J., has pleaded guilty in Federal Court ...

October 1, 2012

FDA Issues Safety Notification for Florida Mammography Provider

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a safety notification for Medisound, Inc./Digital Radiology Center, in Kissimmee, Fla., which it says was performin

October 1, 2012

West Penn Allegheny Health System Pulls Out of Highmark Deal

The proposed affiliation between financially stressed West Penn Allegheny Health System (WPAHS) and Pittsburg-based insurance provider Highmark Inc. that set off a legal fight between Highmark and WPAHS competitor the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) may not happen after all.

October 1, 2012

Merger Creates Pacific Northwest Behemoth

Inland Imaging Associates PS and Seattle Radiologists APC will merge to form one of the largest professional radiology groups in the West.

September 28, 2012

New Hampshire Hospital May Face Class Action Lawsuit Over Handling of Hep C Outbreak

A New Hampshire lawyer has announced plans for a class action suit against Exeter Hospital, which employed a temporary radiologic technologist now facing criminal charges

September 27, 2012

ACR Wants Your Help in Celebrating First International Day of Radiology

The first annual International Day of Radiology (IDoR) is on November 8, 2012, which marks the anniversary of the 1895 discovery of the X-ray. The day recognizes the tremendous advances in patient care made possible by radiologists, radiation oncologists and medical imaging.

September 26, 2012

Management

Johnson & Johnson gains CE mark approval for catheter capable of radiofrequency, PFA ablation

Man held on $1M bond for allegedly threatening healthcare company

UnitedHealth, Amedisys ask federal judge to dismiss DOJ lawsuit blocking $3.3B merger

Robotic mitral repair compares favorably to surgery—but some concerns remain

Practice managers demand ‘immediate action’ on physician Medicare pay cut