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.

best and worst states for healthcare

24 weighted metrics in 4 telling categories reveal best, worst states for healthcare

The Northeast is home to seven of the best states for healthcare. The South is that picture’s reverse image, hosting seven of the worst.

infant mortality

US infant mortality takes a turn for the worse

In calendar year 2022, annual infant mortality alarmingly rose in four states while receding to a reassuring degree in just one.

Radiologist dies after plane he was piloting crashes

Clifton Coffman, MD, practiced diagnostic radiology for more than 50 years, including serving as chief of the specialty at Willis-Knighton Medical Center.

profits revenue finance money

Hospitals have been profitable for most of 2023

Syntellis Performance Solutions released a new report that shows hospitals in the U.S. have been profitable for the last seven months.

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IVL gains higher level of reimbursement with one of biggest coding updates for PCI in decades

Intravascular lithotripsy therapy to break up calcified coronary lesions will now be reimbursed at a higher rate under new in-hospital codes the went into effect Oct. 1.

artificial intelligence regulation legislation

Radiology societies press Congress to pass bill that would blunt Medicare cuts tied to clinical labor costs

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health recently held a hearing to discuss the proposal, with rads hopeful it will be included in a year-end package.

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GE HealthCare bests quarterly profit estimates amid strong demand for imaging products

Q3 revenues from its imaging segment leapt 5% year-over-year, to $2.6 billion, driven by interest in its molecular imaging, CT and MR offerings. 

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Radiologists face a significantly higher burden from tumor boards than other physicians

Researchers with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center believe their study provides important information for institutions seeking to address physician burnout.