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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Rates of provider turnover, burnout ‘creating crises’ in radiology departments. Experts suggest a solution

Implementing a “positive leadership program” within Michigan Medicine’s Department of Radiology has led to improvements in workplace climate perception and employee engagement. 

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Private equity firm, accused of trying to build a monopoly in radiology, dismissed as defendant in FTC lawsuit

The commission sued Welsh Carson in September, claiming the New York investment outfit and US Anesthesia Partners have perpetrated an “anticompetive scheme” to drive up prices.

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National Labor Relations Board claims RadNet skirted order to rehire laid off union worker

The Los Angeles-based imaging center operator issued a statement disputing the ruling and highlighting plans to fight it in court. 

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Rand releases bracing analysis of hospital prices; AHA repudiates approach, methodology

The Rand Corporation is reporting that, in 2022, employers and private insurers paid hospitals an average 254% more than what Medicare would have spent for the same services in the same facilities.

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RateMDs sued by doctor who claims the site violates privacy laws

The lawsuit contends RateMDs has a conflict of interest and sells ads to medical professionals reviewed by users of the site.

Cardiology ranked No. 2 among all specialties with 122 FDA-cleared AI models

Only radiology is associated with more FDA-cleared AI algorithms than cardiology, according to new federal data. 

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PaceMate names former Philips, BioTelemetry leader its new chief commercial officer

JR Finkelmeier has more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare and medical device industries.

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FDA adds more than 120 new AI-enabled medical devices focused on radiology to list of approvals

The FDA has cleared over 150 artificial intelligence- or machine learning-enabled medical devices since the beginning of August.