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.

Radiologists remain dominant specialty for key clot-busting procedure, with opportunity for expansion
Cardiologists recorded the biggest overall uptick in claims at roughly 185%, according to research published Thursday in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
Healthcare AI today: Rusty clinical skills, AI growing up so fast, AI for the malnourished
Clinicians who come to rely on AI for decision support risk the dulling of their skills. The concern is not new. But now comes a pointed call to researchers: Inquire about the particulars of the peril.
Novo Nordisk, Pfizer enter bidding war for biotech startup—and it is getting ugly
Pfizer was all set to acquire New York City-based Metsera for $4.9 billion, but Novo Nordisk stepped in with an unexpected counteroffer of $6.5 billion. Both companies hope to add Metsera's drugs to their GLP-1 portfolios.
Hospital giant Intermountain Health to acquire Las Vegas radiology practice
The Salt Lake City-headquartered nonprofit is buying Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging for an undisclosed sum, with the integration taking place sometime after Jan. 1.
Hospital lobby strongly urges Medicare to delay model targeting ‘wasteful’ radiology services
The American Medical Association also recently held a webinar about WISeR to share key details with physicians.

Radiology stakeholders weigh in on FTC’s exploration of how ‘corporate greed’ is impacting the specialty

The Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice, and Health and Human Services recently launched an inquiry into private equity and other corporations’ “increasing control over healthcare."

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Private equity in healthcare: Cardiologists, government officials and advocacy groups share their perspective

The FTC and other federal agencies launched a public inquiry to see how physicians, patients and other stakeholders felt about the rising influence of private equity in healthcare. Based on the public comments available online, many in the industry are concerned about the trend's long-term impact on patient care.

FDA panel recommends new COVID-19 booster

Booster uptake rates remain low. To date, only 22.5% of Americans received an annual COVID-19 shot from 2023.

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

Radiology practices should consider screening for this concern to boost mammography compliance rates

Research has proven that certain social determinants of health—such as housing instability, costs and insurance—can impact adherence. What about food insecurity?

Physician says states must close practice-ownership loopholes being exploited by private equity firms

Jason E. Liebowitz, MD, made his case in an opinion piece published by JAMA Internal Medicine on June 3.

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5 questions to guide the AI voyage from skepticism to maturity across the enterprise

Less than a third of companies employing tech-equipped knowledge workers have a formal AI strategy in place. And “dangerous divides” separate such workers from the leaders to whom they ultimately report.

Moon Surgical gets FDA approval for mission launch of surgery robot

The Maestro robot aids surgeons by holding tools and providing real-time analysis of a surgery.

Management

Radiologists remain dominant specialty for key clot-busting procedure, with opportunity for expansion

Healthcare AI today: Rusty clinical skills, AI growing up so fast, AI for the malnourished

Novo Nordisk, Pfizer enter bidding war for biotech startup—and it is getting ugly

Hospital giant Intermountain Health to acquire Las Vegas radiology practice

Hospital lobby strongly urges Medicare to delay model targeting ‘wasteful’ radiology services