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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Imaging startup Ezra hopes to launch 15-minute, $500 whole-body MRI by 2026

The New York-based healthcare AI firm has scored U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its Ezra Flash, a class 2 medical device. 

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Canon Healthcare investing $34M to open new US headquarters, imaging resource center

The vacant, 43,000-square-foot property was formerly occupied by IBM Explorys, with Canon collecting tax credit assistance as part of the deal. 

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UnitedHealthcare sued by 17 hospitals in $145M dispute over out-of-network reimbursement

The hospitals all belong to HCA Healthcare, which claims it is required by law to care for emergency patients regardless of their medical coverage status.

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MSNBC settles 'uterus collector' defamation lawsuit

MSNBC is settling a defamation lawsuit filed by Mahendra Ami, MD, who was accused in 2020 of performing mass hysterectomies at an ICE detention center. Ami denied the accusations and sued the network for $30 million, alleging they failed to verify the claims of a whistleblower nurse.

Cardiovascular societies support Medicare coverage for renal denervation

CMS is expected to release a proposed national coverage determination decision memo by July.
 

New FDA-cleared algorithm could improve fetal anomaly detection on ultrasound

The module helps automate the detection of eight common fetal anomalies using seven routine ultrasound views of the heart, brain and abdomen.

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What radiology leaders can learn from the world’s ‘Blue Zones,’ where people live significantly longer

“Radiology, by nature, presents a unique challenge to physician well-being,” Cody R. Johnson, MD, and colleagues write in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology

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Report: UnitedHealth under investigation by DOJ for Medicare Advantage upcoding

According to the Wall Street Journal, the DOJ is looking into whether the insurer is responsible for billing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for patient diagnoses not applicable to the actual care a patient will need, in an effort to boost monthly payments received by the agency.