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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California chooses Innovaccer's AI to improve Medicaid outcomes for vulnerable populations

The company will analyze claims data from over 2 million people enrolled in Medi-Cal. The data will be used for compliance reporting and to improve patient care coordination.

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Society of Interventional Radiology urges UHC to update policy on radioembolization treatment

SIR contends that payments toward transarterial radioembolization (TARE)/selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) should extend beyond the current coverage limitations in patients with liver cancer and metastases. 

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Monitoring, reimbursement and transparency—ACR offers White House recs for AI regulation

ACR’s input is included as part of America’s AI Action Plan, which was created to help implement emerging AI technologies into everyday workflows. 

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Insulin pumps recalled due to malfunction risk—users warned to update software

The new Class I recall covers nearly 18,000 insulin pumps distributed throughout the United States. While this is not a product removal, users are being urged to update their devices immediately. 

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Large-scale policy changes fail to boost heart failure outcomes—what else is needed?

A system-wide initiative in Sweden helped hospitals reduce readmission rates and shorten lengths of stay. When it came to heart failure patients specifically, however, the changes barely made an impact.

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Heart Rhythm Advocates town hall to review key EP policies

Leaders from HRS and Heart Rhythm Advocates will take the stage to explore policy updates, advocacy goals for the future and much more.

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Novel CT power-save mode could cut nationwide CT costs by $1.5M

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. 

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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.