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.

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Update: FDA announces new Class I recalls due to safety issue with Medtronic catheters

More than 100,000 surgical devices are included in these recalls, and there may be "limited product availability" in the months ahead. The FDA first warned the public about this issue in August. 

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Kneecapping National Institutes of Health will stifle economic growth, radiology groups warn

Over 500 healthcare organizations including the ACR issued their plea as Congress considers 2026 funding for the key federal agency. 

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Beware of employment contract clawbacks, radiologists caution job seekers

Members of the specialty should begin their next job with an exit strategy in mind or risk losing a hefty sum in the process, according to a new opinion piece. 

94% of radiologists surveyed say they’re not getting paid enough for multidisciplinary meetings

Such gatherings are a “cornerstone of modern healthcare,” experts note, bringing together docs of different specialties to discuss complex cases. 

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University of Utah radiology chair stepping down after decade on job

Satoshi Minoshima, MD, PhD, first took on the title in November 2014 and will remain in a clinical role while IR specialist Chuck Ray, MD, PhD, takes over as interim chair.

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Is AI in healthcare a massive money pit? Maybe, maybe not.

It’s too soon to characterize the economic impact of AI across Western healthcare with anything more than rough guesstimates. This is so for two reasons. 

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HHS restoring deleted health information following legal challenge

A trove of content and data studies was purged from federal websites in an effort to eliminate “diversity, equity and inclusion.” That sweep also removed facts on maternal health, opioid addiction and more, leading to multiple lawsuits. One has now been settled.

Report: HHS suppresses major study that found link between alcohol and cancer

Speaking to Vox, the authors said they were informed the results of their major study commissioned by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) would not be published. However, there appeared to be nothing wrong with the methodology of the analysis.