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.

Private equity radiology investor reaches agreement with FTC over alleged anticompetitive tactics
US Radiology Specialists backer Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe blasted the proposed order Friday, labeling it as symbolic and politically motivated.
Congressional candidate physician sues hospital and doctor for death of father
Some of the claims in the lawsuit, brought against Novant Health by Kyle Horton, MD, are backed by a report from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
DEA wants to permanently anchor some COVID-era prescription regulations
The Drug Enforcement Administration is proposing the adoption of some COVID-era prescription practices around certain controlled substances. The agency published a framework to guide any such changes Jan. 17.
FDA regulator examines AI's growing influence in cardiology
Stephen Browning, the FDA's assistant director of hemodynamics and heart failure diagnostics, spoke with Cardiovascular Business about the agency's perspective on AI-enabled cardiovascular devices and many other topics.
RadNet sees potential midsize and larger acquisitions on its horizon
Leaders with the Los Angeles-based, publicly traded imaging center operator spoke Jan. 15 at the 43rd annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco.

Startup that helps radiology providers share imaging data with researchers raises $17M

Briya said its platform cuts through common challenges in the process, allowing organizations to generate “lucrative revenue streams."

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5 reasons healthcare needs ‘ownership transparency’ now

Do you know who owns your personal favorite doctor’s practice? Could it be a healthcare conglomerate? An insurance company? A private equity firm? Amazon?

Radiology has made diversity strides over the past decade relative to other specialties

While the numbers remain low, researchers believe they represent progress, especially when compared to other areas of medicine.

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Novo Nordisk spends $60M on advanced AI in search of new cardiovascular medications

Novo Nordisk is working with Valo Health to identify potential new treatments for cardiometabolic conditions. If it proves to be a fruitful collaboration, the initial payment of $60 million will be just the beginning.

Who benefits—and who doesn’t—when 2 disparate health systems come together as 1?

It’s easy to see the appeal of cross-market hospital mergers to the marrying partners. How these long-distance entwinements help patients is a separate question.

Video of Natalie Edgworth at Providence Health System explaining how AI is used to optimizing staffing schedules. #HIMSS

AI takes on hospital staffing to help battle burnout

Specialists with Providence Health System developed a new artificial intelligence algorithm to help make staffing schedules more flexible and predict patient volumes.

Medical specialists order low value, unnecessary imaging at higher rates than their peers

The findings are derived from an analysis of fee-for-service Medicare data recorded across nearly 600 U.S. health systems.

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FTC sues private equity firm, claims it’s trying to build a monopoly in radiology

Welsh Carson created US Anesthesia Partners to consolidate the market in Texas and then attempted to do the same in imaging and EM, authorities allege.

Management

Private equity radiology investor reaches agreement with FTC over alleged anticompetitive tactics

Congressional candidate physician sues hospital and doctor for death of father

DEA wants to permanently anchor some COVID-era prescription regulations

FDA regulator examines AI's growing influence in cardiology

RadNet sees potential midsize and larger acquisitions on its horizon