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.

FDA shares new warning about Johnson & Johnson heart pumps after 4 injuries
This represents the latest in a series of safety concerns associated with the Impella platform. The FDA said it is still reviewing the matter and will keep the public informed as new details become available.
Women of all ages face rising risks of heart disease and stroke—but cardiologists see a path forward
Cardiovascular disease is already the No. 1 killer among women—and new projections from the American Heart Association suggest things are going to get much worse. There are certain things that clinicians and patients can do, however, to help reverse this trend and save countless lives.
Solis Mammography picks radiologist as president of its physician group
In the new role, Michael DeLeo, MD, MBA, will shape the company's physician management infrastructure, providing radiology services while leading strategic and operational initiatives.
Walgreens cuts 628 jobs and closes distribution facility, alarming private equity watchdog
Sycamore Partners took over the struggling retail pharmacy chain roughly six months ago, and the Private Equity Stakeholder Project fears early staffing cuts and store closures could spell trouble for the long-term health of the newly restructured business.
Data breach notice reveals Michigan hospital staff violated privacy of UK influencer
The facility in question was not revealed in a video posted on Instagram, where social media star Joshua Cauldwell-Clarke read the letter aloud and asked healthcare workers to please respect the rights of patients.

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Large language model reads radiologists' notes to flag patients for follow-up imaging

Parkland Health experts involved in the LLM's development believe that the use of such tools could improve diagnostic accuracy and patient outcomes.

New group names 4 things US healthcare can—and should—handle on behalf of Alzheimer’s patients, caregivers

Alzheimer’s disease already has the nation in a crisis of care capacity. The pressure to do more in response is mounting. Meanwhile the true total cost is hard to estimate since so many dementia caregivers are unpaid family members and other volunteers.

Teenage cannabis users twice as likely as non-users to develop psychosis, bipolar disorder

The new research doesn’t solve the mystery of which tends to come first—the mental illness or the drug use. Regardless, the large study serves to underscore the need for proactive and preventive measures.

The new MRI contrast agent gadopiclenol, sold under the trade names Elucirem and Vueway by Bracco and Guerbet, used 50% less gadolinium that current MRI agents. #RSNA22 #RSNA

FDA approves expanded use of gadolinium-based imaging agent from Guerbet

Gadopiclenol is a macrocyclic high-relaxivity GBCA that contains less than half the amount of gadolinium that standard agents are formulated with.

Friederike Keating, MD, director, nuclear cardiology, at University of Vermont Health, and chair of American Society of nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) Health Policy Committee, explains the support behind House Bill 7520 that aims to halt the Medicare's 2.5% efficiency adjustment cut to physician payments that was included in the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

Cardiologist says new legislation would delay flawed payment cuts, preserve access to care

The efficiency adjustment cuts introduced in the 2026 MPFS are based on assumptions many doctors believe to be false. The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology and other medical societies are pushing back.

Nurse suing hospital for failing to head off vicious attack by patient

A hospital and its security contractor are facing legal trouble over a brutal beating taken by a unit nurse at the hands of a mentally ill inpatient a year ago.

Heart failure company BioVentrix files for IPO

The company, known for its advanced heart failure technologies, hopes to be traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol BVXX.

GE HealthCare earns 3 new MRI FDA clearances

GE HealthCare nabs 3 notable MRI FDA clearances

On Feb. 19, the company announced the clearance of two new MRI systems and one artificial intelligence-enabled workflow platform.

Management

FDA shares new warning about Johnson & Johnson heart pumps after 4 injuries

Women of all ages face rising risks of heart disease and stroke—but cardiologists see a path forward

Solis Mammography picks radiologist as president of its physician group

Walgreens cuts 628 jobs and closes distribution facility, alarming private equity watchdog

Data breach notice reveals Michigan hospital staff violated privacy of UK influencer