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.

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As the national physician shortage deepens, cardiology is feeling the strain—especially in rural America. Recruitment challenges are growing, and health systems are grappling with how to attract and retain cardiologists in remote locations. Michelle Wimberly, director of physician recruitment and retention at Cardiovascular Logistics (CVL), says the solution starts with relationships and a commitment to long-term engagement.

How to bring cardiologists to rural America during a physician shortage

As the national physician shortage deepens, cardiology is feeling the strain. Recruiting cardiologists can be hard enough—bringing them to rural America is especially challenging due to the risk of isolation and other concerns.

FDA announces recall of biopsy device after 14 injuries and 1 death

The voluntary recall pertains to the ViziShot 2 FLEX from Olympus, which is used with ultrasound-guidance to help diagnose and stage lung cancer. 

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Clinic files lawsuit after neighboring imaging center allegedly leaks radiation through shared wall

Clinic Director Paulette Valentine first suspected the problem after her employees fell ill, with one individual developing leukemia. 

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Cigna will cover CT imaging artificial intelligence software nationwide

The Bloomfield, Connecticut-based payer has committed to covering plaque analysis software offered by several competing vendors including Heartflow. 

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Radiologists buy back control of practice from private equity platform

Jones Radiology had been part of fellow Australian company I-Med Radiology Network for over 25 years before buying back the 49% company stake. 

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Lawsuit against Ascension over data breach affecting 5.6M patients moves forward

The 2024 ransomware attack on Ascension Health impacted operations in 12 states and led to protected health information being taken by hackers. A class action of plaintiffs is seeking damages.

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Medical marijuana company sued after 1M records leaked online

Ohio Medical Alliance, which operates in six states to help individuals obtain medical marijuana cards, is facing a class action lawsuit after a cybersecurity researcher discovered a 323 GB trove of patient data online.

Pre-imaging pain medication may impact accuracy of abdominal ultrasounds

New data published in Emergency Radiology suggest this common practice could skew the results of some scans.

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