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.

Novel CT power-save mode could cut per-scanner costs by $1.5M annually
Investigators with University Hospital Basel, Switzerland, recently explored the use of a “promising” new option that reduces energy consumption during brief, inter-examination idle intervals.
RadNet acquires remote MRI scanning solutions provider Alpha RT
The company offers a suite of services including AI-powered safety monitoring in case something goes wrong in the MRI suite, staffing, training and certification.
Texas voters approve $3B to establish Dementia Prevention and Research Institute
Proposition 14 passed by an overwhelming 69% of the vote, with residents approving an amendment to the state constitution that makes the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT) official. The new group will fund research into Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and more.
Nurse charged with allegedly replacing hospice patient’s oxycodone with cleaning chemicals
Lori Robertson, a registered nurse, faces one count of tampering with a consumer product. She was arrested by federal authorities, accused of endangering her hospice patient with dementia.
Popular LLMs confidently fail at answering image-based board questions
Updated large language models have been trained to process both text- and image-based questions, potentially making them more effective in radiology settings.

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.

Senate Judiciary Chair demands UnitedHealth turn over Medicare records

The request comes from a letter by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), who told the company to deliver records on compliance audits and medical chart reviews.

VA releases another 1,400 employees as FDA invites 300 back to work

As Elon Musk’s DOGE continues to push for staffing cuts, it appears the FDA may have let too many probationary workers go.

SimonMed Imaging failed to protect patient information before ransomware attack, class action lawsuit claims

Maricopa County, Arizona, resident Rosemary Hamermaster and others are seeking a jury trial and damages of more than $5 million.

Imaging startup Ezra hopes to launch 15-minute, $500 whole-body MRI by 2026

The New York-based healthcare AI firm has scored U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its Ezra Flash, a class 2 medical device.

Canon Healthcare investing $34M to open new US headquarters, imaging resource center

The vacant, 43,000-square-foot property was formerly occupied by IBM Explorys, with Canon collecting tax credit assistance as part of the deal.

UnitedHealthcare sued by 17 hospitals in $145M dispute over out-of-network reimbursement

The hospitals all belong to HCA Healthcare, which claims it is required by law to care for emergency patients regardless of their medical coverage status.

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MSNBC settles 'uterus collector' defamation lawsuit

MSNBC is settling a defamation lawsuit filed by Mahendra Ami, MD, who was accused in 2020 of performing mass hysterectomies at an ICE detention center. Ami denied the accusations and sued the network for $30 million, alleging they failed to verify the claims of a whistleblower nurse.

Management

Novel CT power-save mode could cut per-scanner costs by $1.5M annually

RadNet acquires remote MRI scanning solutions provider Alpha RT

Texas voters approve $3B to establish Dementia Prevention and Research Institute

Nurse charged with allegedly replacing hospice patient’s oxycodone with cleaning chemicals

Popular LLMs confidently fail at answering image-based board questions