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.

Abbott PFA system gains FDA approval
The Volt Pulsed Field Ablation System from Abbott has been approved by the FDA. The technology, which gained CE mark approval in March, features a one-of-a-kind catheter design and allows patients to be treated under conscious sedation.
HHS seeks input on how reimbursement, regulation could bolster use of healthcare AI
The key agency released a request for information on Dec. 19, asking for broad input on how it can accelerate the adoption of AI in clinical care.
Rayus Radiology agrees to class action settlement in case over alleged website tracking
Patients first sued the St. Louis Park, Minnesota-based imaging group in two separate lawsuits, both filed in 2023, over its use of tracking pixels to allegedly filter info to Facebook and other third parties.
Short-selling investment startup accuses RadNet of exaggerating its success
Founded in 2023, Hunterbrook is an investigative news and investment outlet, which creates reports criticizing publicly traded companies and then benefits from the corresponding drop in share prices
New iron-based imaging agent significantly improves brain tumor visualization
Ferumoxytol is used primarily in medications that treat anemia, but the FDA recently cleared it for deployment in brain imaging as well.

Building a successful CCTA program: Physicians and healthcare executives to share advice

CCTA continues to grow more and more important in the day-to-day treatment of heart patients. Hospitals and health systems that fail to embrace the modality risk falling behind.

Radiology pushes for doc fix as government funding deadline looms

Momentum is building for the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act, the AMA notes, with 99 bipartisan co-sponsors in the House.

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Imaging industry urges Congress to oppose cuts to critical research overhead payments

Failing to fund these functions, advocates contend, will result in challenges that could potentially halt progress in imaging industry innovation.

Most stock photos fail to accurately portray the work of radiologists

Only about 9% of images examined presented a “realistic view of a radiologist’s job," according to new research out of Belgium.

UC San Diego names new radiology chair, GE CEO change, plus more leadership moves

Also, AI vendor Lunit hires a new CEO for subsidiary Volpara, Vanderbilt picks a vice chair of community radiology, and Sirona Medical selects its next chief.

CEO of Amazon’s One Medical steps down

Trent Green served in the role since September 2023. He’s leaving to take the helm at a data analytics firm.

UM Health Care's 7T MRI scanner receives ACR accreditation

University of Missouri Health Care's 7T scanner joins exclusive ACR accreditation club

There are fewer than 40 of these 7T MRI scanners in North America, and MU Health Care’s is one of less than 10 to achieve ACR accreditation.

VA planning 83,000 layoffs as part of restructuring

The reports are based on a leaked internal memo in which the agency said it’s working closely with Elon Musk’s DOGE to cut jobs.

Management

Abbott PFA system gains FDA approval

HHS seeks input on how reimbursement, regulation could bolster use of healthcare AI

Rayus Radiology agrees to class action settlement in case over alleged website tracking

Short-selling investment startup accuses RadNet of exaggerating its success

New iron-based imaging agent significantly improves brain tumor visualization