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.

Blood filtration company fined $5.7M, executive charged, for covering up patient deaths
The U.S. Department of Justice said ExThera cooperated with the investigation into a failure to file adverse event notices with the Food and Drug Administration after two cancer patients who used its blood filtration systems in Antigua died shortly after returning home. The California-based company’s former chief regulatory officer has agreed to plead guilty and could serve prison time.
Tenaya Therapeutics could earn up to $1.1B for new heart disease research
Tenaya Therapeutics and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals have agreed to collaborate on identifying potential new gene therapies for the treatment of cardiovascular disease. Tenaya will receive an upfront payment of $10 million, but stands to earn much more.
FDA shares details about reprocessed catheter recall
Back in February, the FDA expanded a recall of several reprocessed EP and ultrasound catheters due to a risk of contamination. The agency is now sharing additional information with the public.
American College of Radiology criticizes administration’s push to make higher education more affordable
In January, the Department of Education released a proposed rule seeking to simplify federal student loan repayment, including "commonsense loan caps" and "streamlining repayment options."
Two drug suppliers plead guilty in $50M ‘straw purchase’ resale scheme
The two men, Frank Incognito, 46, and Stephen Corba, 50, conspired with doctors in a scheme involving the fraudulent purchase of critical cancer and macular degeneration drugs, which were then diverted and resold for profit. The U.S. Department of Justice said the unlawful pact lasted seven years.

Siemens Healthineers 1.5T helium-free MRI scanner

New AI-enabled, helium-free MRI system earns FDA clearance

The scanner requires just 0.7 liters of liquid helium for cooling—a fraction of the more than 1,500 liters standard systems need to operate safely.

FDA finalizes new heart warnings for COVID-19 vaccines

The new warnings, first proposed to Pfizer and Moderna in April, are now officially required by the FDA. They provide additional information about the potential risks of myocarditis and/or pericarditis associated with these vaccines.

Radiologists call for ‘urgent’ update to payer policy they say is based on bogus info

The Society of Interventional Radiology and five additional doc groups recently voiced their displeasure in a letter to Elevance Health.

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Administration lifts pause on visa processing, prioritizing foreign-born radiologists and other docs

“IMGs play an essential role in filling workforce shortages in areas and specialties that struggle to recruit and retain physicians,” ACR said Wednesday.

FDA announces recall of device used in interventional procedures after 3 injuries

The action applies to Cook Medical’s Beacon Tip Catheters, used for angiographic procedures, with concerns the tip can fragment in the patient, causing potential harm.

Medicaid and SNAP cuts could lead to 1.2M lost jobs by 2029, report finds

The healthcare sector will suffer the most if the federal Medicaid cuts proposed in Congress are enacted, the Commonwealth Fund said. According to the group’s analysis, hospitals, nursing homes, and clinics could be forced to shut their doors.

All 50 states agree to $7.4B opioid crisis settlement

The legal case brought by all 50 states, Washington D.C., and multiple U.S. territories against Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family has come to an end, with settlement funds set to be used for addiction recovery.

FDA approves expanded use of PET imaging agent

The product's updated indications include quantification and long-term monitoring of amyloid plaques on imaging.

Management

Blood filtration company fined $5.7M, executive charged, for covering up patient deaths

Tenaya Therapeutics could earn up to $1.1B for new heart disease research

FDA shares details about reprocessed catheter recall

American College of Radiology criticizes administration’s push to make higher education more affordable

Two drug suppliers plead guilty in $50M ‘straw purchase’ resale scheme