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.

Medtronic drug-coated balloon gains multiple new approvals
The Prevail DCB has been cleared to use in dozens of countries around the globe, but it has not yet been approved by the FDA.
AI newswatch: OpenAI goes to the UAE, patients get cyberchondria, more
Like remoras hitching a ride on a shark, private businesses are capitalizing on President Trump’s AI-aggressive trip to the Middle East.
House passes reconciliation bill that includes radiologist Medicare pay hike
Physician, hospital and patient advocacy groups expressed concern about other provisions in the budget bill, including sizable cuts to the Medicaid program.
Imaging groups utilize ‘per diem’ radiologist employment to fill workforce gaps
These arrangements typically involve non-full-time employment, compensated on an hourly, shift or daily basis without benefits or annual salary, experts write in Pediatric Radiology.
Senators introduce radiology-supported bill to reform prior authorization
Sens. Roger Marshall, MD, R-Kan., and Mark Warner, D-Va., are reintroducing the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act, which previously drew widespread support.

Affiliate of private equity-backed US Radiology Specialists reaches in-network agreement with UnitedHealthcare

Tucson, Arizona-based Radiology Ltd. was set to see its contract with the nation's largest commercial health insurer expire on Aug. 15.

Independent practice coalition Strategic Radiology expands to 20th state with new member

Intercity Radiology employs 11 board-certified physicians and serves six hospitals across Montana and western Washington.

Surging demand prompts school to resurrect long-dormant radiologic technologist program

Midland College discontinued its rad tech offerings more than a decade ago amid declining enrollment and increasing costs.

Lab owner gets 27 years in prison for $463M Medicare fraud scheme

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, LabSolutions took advantage of patients using a telemarketing scheme, with its owner personally pocketing millions in kickbacks.

Video of Ritu Thamman, MD, University of Pennsylvania, leads a Women in Echo session on workplace bulling in the cardiology workplace at ASE 2023. Photo by Dave Fornell #ASE #ASE2023 #WOMENINECHO

How to deal with workplace bullying and discrimination in cardiology

Ritu Thamman, MD, provided an in-depth look at some of the issues women still encounter in the cardiology workplace, including bullying and barriers to promotion.

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Chest pain one year after a heart attack linked to lower odds of survival

A new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association focused on data from more than 18,000 patients.

Video of ASE lobbyists explaining issues with Medicare funding policy reform in Washington DC.

Key government policies impacting cardiac ultrasound

Two experienced lobbyists who represent the American Society of Echocardiography detailed some of the biggest issues they are working on in Washington.

‘Gray market’ vendors hike up prices during drug shortages, leaving hospitals in a bind

Hospital executives find themselves in a challenging position—pay big bucks for hard-to-find medications or risk letting their patients down.

Management

Medtronic drug-coated balloon gains multiple new approvals

AI newswatch: OpenAI goes to the UAE, patients get cyberchondria, more

House passes reconciliation bill that includes radiologist Medicare pay hike

Imaging groups utilize ‘per diem’ radiologist employment to fill workforce gaps

Senators introduce radiology-supported bill to reform prior authorization