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.

Trump signs executive order to withdraw U.S. from the World Health Organization
The President made good on a campaign promise to leave the international health agency, after attempting to do so when he last held office in 2020.
DOJ sues Walgreens for allegedly filling ‘millions’ of illegal prescriptions
Walgreens filed a countersuit, accusing the federal government of failing to take down prescribers acting unlawfully.
Not all lead glasses are created equal
Higher lead content does not always necessarily equate to greater protection, authors of a new analysis caution.
Q&A: Society of Thoracic Surgeons president previews the trends and technologies of STS 2025
It looked like the wildfires in Los Angeles could force STS to cancel its annual meeting, but the group worked with city officials and was able to carry on as planned. STS President Jennifer C. Romano, MD, MS, discussed that difficult decision and previewed the three-day event in a new interview.
Experts in interventional cardiology, medical billing unite to discuss Shockwave Medical’s IVL technology
Intravascular lithotripsy has quickly emerged as one of healthcare’s most in-demand technologies. Now Shockwave Medical, part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech, is co-hosting a webinar designed to teach coding and billing specialists how to code appropriately for peripheral and coronary IVL procedures.

The healthiest and unhealthiest US cities

San Francisco is the healthiest city in the United States in 2023, according to a recent ranking from WalletHub.

Cardiologist Azeem Latib joins Supira Medical

The interventional cardiologist is now working with vendor Supira Medical to help advance the company's next-generation percutaneous ventricular assist device.

Specialized lung AI tool cleared for U.S. sales

A popular marketer of handheld ultrasound devices has won FDA approval for an AI-enabled B-line quantification tool for use with patients suspected of having compromised lung function.

Private-payer billings not radiology’s revenue category to lead

Going by claims submitted to commercial insurers, radiology ranks 15th out of 18 physician specialties.

Illumina ordered to divest Grail

The agency, which is charged with preventing fraud, deception and unfair business practices, said Illumina’s acquisition of Grail would stifle competition and innovation in the U.S. market for life-saving cancer tests.

CMS finalizes 2024 MA payment rule with rate bump

According to CMS, MA plans will see an average payment increase of 3.32% from 2023 to 2024, worth approximately $13.8 billion in increases for next year.

printable perovskite-based x-ray detector

Printable X-ray detectors are on the horizon

One benefit of these new detectors is that they can operate efficiently across multiple energy levels.

FDA announces third recall of 2023 for troubled heart devices

This latest recall is due to a heightened risk that the devices will stop working with no warning. There have been 42 customer complaints reported so far.

Management

Trump signs executive order to withdraw U.S. from the World Health Organization

DOJ sues Walgreens for allegedly filling ‘millions’ of illegal prescriptions

Not all lead glasses are created equal

Q&A: Society of Thoracic Surgeons president previews the trends and technologies of STS 2025

Experts in interventional cardiology, medical billing unite to discuss Shockwave Medical’s IVL technology