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 administration halts public communications from health agencies
The indefinite hold on external communications includes website updates and social media posts, in addition to scientific reports, from all agencies under HHS.
Cost is king for patients, referrers mulling where to steer elective imaging, though other factors in play
Convenience and the referring provider's endorsement also are key for patients, while physicians focus on image quality and radiologists' reputation.
America’s cancer burden is shifting from men to women
Incidence rates among women 50 to 64 have now surpassed those of men, while cancer rates for females under 50 are 82% higher than their male counterparts, the ACS reports.
Radiologist among America’s ‘best jobs’ in 2025, US News and World Report says
The specialty came in at #77 on the list, which is based on factors such as growth potential, work-life balance, job safety, employment rate and salary.
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.

More financial challenges ahead for not-for-profit hospitals

"Margins are not expected to return to pre-pandemic levels for quite some time," according to a new report.

Cardiologists warn Biden administration that new policies could put PAD patients at risk

SCAI and the Association of Black Cardiologists have joined forces to share a simple message: PAD patients would be negatively impacted by new CMS proposals.

'Both positive and promising': RadiOlympics competition well received by med students

The competition was created with the intention of addressing knowledge gaps relative to the field of radiology among medical students.

High costs limit the value of dapagliflozin, empagliflozin as heart failure treatments

SGLT2 inhibitors such as dapagliflozin and empagliflozin are associated with improved outcomes among many heart failure patients. The medications are not cost-effective, however, limiting their overall value. Read the full economic analysis to learn more.

An attendee tries out a hands-on TEE simulator in a packed GE Healthcare booth at ACC.23. Photo by Dave Fornell

ACC.23 emerges as a return to normalcy for the cardiology community

Attendance was higher for the conference in 2023 than in 2019, the last year before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Paid sick leave mandates lead to higher cancer screening rates

Breast cancer and colorectal cancer screening jumped higher in 61 metropolitan areas that introduced required paid sick leave.

FDA clears first commercially available blood test for traumatic brain injury, reducing need for CT

Industry giant Abbott estimated that the new test could reduce the number of unnecessary computed tomography scans by up to 40%.

More experts weigh in on the use of ChatGPT in radiology: Ethical use is ‘imperative’

"It is essential for the radiologist to check and verify the generated report," one member of the specialty wrote Tuesday in Radiology.

Management

Trump administration halts public communications from health agencies

Cost is king for patients, referrers mulling where to steer elective imaging, though other factors in play

America’s cancer burden is shifting from men to women

Radiologist among America’s ‘best jobs’ in 2025, US News and World Report says

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