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.

Healthcare AI today: Exhorted doctors, shifting nurses, safe psychologists, more
The AMA is imploring physicians to serve as ‘full partners’ with other AI stakeholders throughout the technology’s life cycle in relevantly equipped clinical devices.
Teleradiology firm must pay $715K judgment to overseas outsourced imaging group
Univabs took The Radiology Group to court in May after an independent arbitrator ruled TRG owed the India-based imaging firm the six-figure sum, which it refused to pay.
Retired radiologist announces bid for state senate seat
Democrat Gillian Battino, MD, officially announced her bid in Wisconsin’s 29th District after previously running for a U.S. Senate spot in 2021.
Radiology societies endorse bill to lift ban on physician-owned hospitals
Medical societies including the American College of Radiology and Society of Interventional Radiology recently announced their support for H.R. 4002.
Toddler dies after allegedly being given 10 times too much potassium due to decimal error
A lawsuit contends that De’Markus Page, 2 years old, died because no one at University of Florida Health’s Shands Teaching Hospital spotted the errors, which should have been labeled as a “red flag” by EHR systems.

Hologic Facing Possible Hostile Takeover Attempt

Breast imaging manufacturer Hologic adopted a poison pill plan after billionaire activist investor Carl Ichan, 77, announced that he had acquired a nearly 13% stake in the company

Sutter Acquires Radiological Associates of Sacramento

After learning to live without Sutter Health since 2010, Radiological Associates of Sacramento (RAS) will join once again with the Northern California-based health network

USPSTF to Revisit Breast Screening Guidelines

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has announced a draft research plan for updating its 2009 breast cancer screening recommendations and is seeking public comment on that plan

Legislators Push CMS to Drop Idea of Loosening Device Maintenance Standards

Five Congressional representatives are asking CMS to not implement a proposed rule change that would allow hospitals to deviate from manufacturer maintenance recommendations for medical equipment

ACR Disagrees With CMS Breast Tomosynthesis Coding Guideline

The ACR has asked CMS to revise an online recommendation posted November 6 that tells providers to code the procedure using full-field mammography codes

13 Patient Groups Urge Congress to Reject Additional Imaging Cuts

More than 45 patient advocates representing 13 groups hand delivered a letter to members of Congress urging them to not approve policies that may hinder access to advanced medical imaging

Central Illinois Radiological Associates Joins SR

Strategic Radiology (SR) has strengthened its Midwest presence with the addition of Central Illinois Radiological Associates (CIRA), a group practice with 77 radiologists

RLI Seeks Leadership Luminary Award Nominations

The ACR’s Radiology Leadership Institute is accepting nominations for the 2014 RLI Leadership Luminary Award until Feb. 28, 2014

Management

Healthcare AI today: Exhorted doctors, shifting nurses, safe psychologists, more

Teleradiology firm must pay $715K judgment to overseas outsourced imaging group

Retired radiologist announces bid for state senate seat

Radiology societies endorse bill to lift ban on physician-owned hospitals

Toddler dies after allegedly being given 10 times too much potassium due to decimal error