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.

Billing claims for nonphysician image interpretation leapt 27% over a 5-year period

"Since several states are shifting toward granting NPPs more autonomy, this is something worth watching," the study's author told Radiology Business.

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

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Better living through artificial intelligence: 5 reasons to believe

It was only last fall that Open AI’s ChatGPT thrust generative AI into the public psyche. Since then, many future-looking surveys have shown unease and trepidation competing hard for mindshare against hope and excitement.

Imaging AI vendors’ marketing hype doesn’t always match materials submitted to the FDA

About 1 in 8 were discovered to have marketing materials that made claims differing from their premarket approval.

Nonphysician practitioners' growing role in imaging interpretations

It has long been known that NPPs increase utilization of radiology services, but new data indicate that they also are increasingly taking on more imaging interpretation responsibilities.

Interventional cardiologists, electrophysiologists ask CMS to clarify policy after unexpected denials

Three cardiology societies have reached out to CMS with questions about how MACs are interpreting a policy related to shared decision-making.

Hiring challenges help influence hospital to hand radiology reins over to private practice

The deal covers the independent hospital's main facility, several community sites and five walk-in care centers, Commonwealth Radiology Associates announced.

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Radiology-affiliated private equity firm buys up medical practices, raises prices

New York-based Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe took “less than a year” to create 1 of Colorado's largest specialty groups “from scratch.”

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