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.

Drug discounts for safety-net hospitals up in the air and into the courts
HHS’s 340B drug discount program is set to shift to a rebate model on New Year’s Day. But a lawsuit and temporary restraining order filed by the AHA and others may block the change from going live on time.
FDA issues warning about Olympus ligating devices after 113 injuries
The nylon loop on some devices can fail to release while removing polyps. Because of the severe risk to patient health, the FDA has designated this recall a Class I.
Patient communication AI company receives $65M in funding from private equity
Artera, a company that utilizes AI for patient communications, made the announcement while revealing it has achieved $100 million in annual revenue. Its products use AI for follow-ups after patient care, in addition to supporting clinical decisions.
Funding-related barriers preventing many radiology residency programs from expanding
According to data presented at RSNA, the capacity to expand prgrams exists, but the funds do not.
Ultrasound is both the prevention and solution for cosmetic filler-related injuries
When fillers are injected without imaging guidance, there is a risk that the materials could be misplaced. A common complication of this scenario is vascular occlusion, which occurs when filler is injected in a way that disrupts bloodflow to arteries.

Hospital quality improvement project aims to reduce radiologists’ administrative burden

The University of Toronto has standardized processes related to multidisciplinary conferences, hoping to provide relief for participating abdominal specialists.

Hospital giant’s homegrown outpatient imaging center chain expands into new state

Intermountain Healthcare first launched Tellica Imaging in 2021 as it sought to capitalize on the growing movement of radiology services outside of the hospital setting.

State convenes task force to address radiologic technologist shortages

“The shortage is not just specific to Connecticut. It’s all over the place,” said Bernadette Mele, MBA, the group's co-chair.

Companies face 6% spike in insurance premiums, will pass cost onto employees

Without deploying cost-saving measures, the price to provide workers with insurance could rise as much as 9%, a report from Mercer found.

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Private cardiology practice accuses hospital of intimidation, defamation in $15M lawsuit

According to Oregon Heart Center, an independent cardiology practice, Salem Health is attempting to "monopolize cardiology care" in the area. The two providers had previously coexisted for years.

Deep learning denoising produces quality trauma head CT images at 25% of the radiation dose

Denoising algorithm produces quality trauma head CTs at a fraction of the radiation dose

Radiation doses needed for quality head CT scans in trauma settings can be reduced by as much as 75% using DL-based denoising.

ChatGPT is 'robbing applicants of their voices' in residency applications

The growing use of ChatGPT on residency applications is prompting concerns over how LLMs might affect the authenticity and value of personal statements in the future.

AI catches overlooked broken vertebra on X-rays, with sizable cost-saving implications

The software could opportunistically screen patients at a smaller cost than other interventions, given it automatically operates "in the background" on radiographs performed for other reasons.

Management

Drug discounts for safety-net hospitals up in the air and into the courts

FDA issues warning about Olympus ligating devices after 113 injuries

Patient communication AI company receives $65M in funding from private equity

Funding-related barriers preventing many radiology residency programs from expanding

Ultrasound is both the prevention and solution for cosmetic filler-related injuries