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.

Combined AI chatbot, telehealth app earns $25M investment
Physician-founded Counsel Health said it will use the funds to hire more doctors as it expands the userbase for its AI, which allows patients to ask questions and get answers from a real doctor.
FDA approves oral semaglutide for reducing cardiovascular risks in adults with type 2 diabetes
Rybelsus from Novo Nordisk is officially the first oral GLP-1 drug approved for this indication. The FDA's decision was based on the SOUL trial, which included data from more than 9,000 patients with type 2 diabetes.
Judge blocks Trump's shutdown layoffs—1,200 HHS workers spared for now
U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston said the firings appear to be politically motivated and may exceed the authority of the executive branch. She sided against the Trump administration, issuing a temporary restraining order to stop 4,200 federal employees from being fired.
Hospital in Mexico earns first heart failure certification of its kind
A facility outside the United States has received the American Heart Association's Comprehensive Heart Failure Center Certification for the first time.
Healthcare AI today: Where’s the AI ROI?, AI messaging truth check, AI burnout busters, more
Provider organizations are using generative AI for all sorts of use cases. It’s delivering impressive returns in two—tech support and patient experience.

Wearable heart device company to go public, raise up to $155M

Kestra Medical Technologies, known for its wearable heart monitors and defibrillators, intends to sell 10 million common shares priced somewhere between $14 and $16 per share.

Hospital system offers dedicated CT training path to address staffing issues

Recently the system was struggling to keep some of its CT departments fully staffed, causing delays in care and burdensome workloads for staff.

Radiology Partners fires back in battle with Aetna, accusing payer of ‘shamelessly prioritizing profits’

"We vehemently refute all their manufactured allegations, and we will vigorously defend our position," CEO Rich Whitney, MBA, said Wednesday.

Compremium has developed a noninvasive external assessment that does away with needles for the diagnosis of venous pressure conditions using AI-enabled monitoring.

Healthcare AI newsmakers: Chief AI & transformation officers, AI Rorschach testers, citizens united for responsible healthcare AI, more

Less alarm fatigue in overworked pediatric nurses means more time for imperiled pediatric patients.

Appeals court rejects radiologist’s attempt to revive whistleblower suit over ‘troubling’ IR colleague

Surgeons purportedly labeled the interventional rad the "Boston Butcher" after he allegedly flubbed several procedures, with 1 leading to a patient's death.

Medicare data stethoscope healthcare trends graphs finance financials

Radiologists skeptical of projections that rad shortages will persist into 2055

The ACR's Neiman Policy Institute believes residency slot increases and reductions in inappropriate imaging orders are needed to counter these trends.

President Trump signs executive order on healthcare price transparency

“When healthcare prices are hidden, large corporate entities like hospitals and insurance companies benefit," the White House said.

Fujifilm scores $10M imaging contract with the US military

The Lexington, Massachusetts, company will outfit multiple federal facilities with its imaging solution beginning in Q1.

Management

Combined AI chatbot, telehealth app earns $25M investment

FDA approves oral semaglutide for reducing cardiovascular risks in adults with type 2 diabetes

Judge blocks Trump's shutdown layoffs—1,200 HHS workers spared for now

Hospital in Mexico earns first heart failure certification of its kind

Healthcare AI today: Where’s the AI ROI?, AI messaging truth check, AI burnout busters, more