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.

Provider participation in Medicare rose 6.3% over ten years, peaking in 2019
A new study published in JAMA, which looked at fee-for-service Medicare records from 2013–2023, found that overall participation has trended upward. However, the details paint a complicated picture.
Radiology community mourns the death of a beloved management leader
His former colleagues say he was a "ceaseless champion for advancing the radiology industry" and that his contributions to the field "will be remembered with immense gratitude.”
Report: ACA premiums to jump 30%, CMS documents show
The Washington Post reported that it reviewed documents from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, confirming that the cost of medical coverage is set to spike for 17 million Americans. Open enrollment for coverage through Affordable Care Act exchanges begins on Nov. 1.
Jury awards woman $3M in medical negligence case against physician assistant, hospital
Cynthia Stoffle, 49, sued after a 2019 ER visit to Oneida Health Hospital left her with a debilitating medical condition that her attorneys successfully argued could have been avoided.
PSMA-PET imaging not the most cost-effective option for many prostate cancer patients
The exam effectively helps providers manage patients’ treatment options, but for some, the costs associated with those treatments may negate the value of its findings.

Investor-backed diagnostic imaging provider Affidea scores $216M in growth capital

The radiology group executed 14 acquisitions last year, adding 24 new imaging centers to its network for a total of 355.

Radiology Partners’ restructuring reduces its debt by 20% or $600M, Moody’s estimates

That would leave RP’s current obligations at about $2.4 billion, with debt maturities now extended by several years.

Newsweek ranked the 50 best heart hospitals in the world

Cardiologist at heart of TAVR controversy loses hospital privileges due to ‘disruptive,’ ‘inexplicable’ behavior

The doctor appealed the hospital's decision in hopes of returning to work, but that appeal was ultimately denied.

RadNet enters first new market since 2020, acquiring 7 imaging centers

The M&A deal is with Houston Medical Imaging, which performed over 135,000 procedures last year, producing $28M in revenue.

Lawsuit accuses radiology AI vendor MIM Software of patent theft

Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc. claims MIM stole its patents and used them to help entice GE HealthCare to buy the company in January.

Hologic breast care devices could cause life-threatening complications, FDA warns

UPDATED: BioZorb is FDA cleared for the radiographic marking of soft tissue sites for future procedures such as radiation therapy.

Dozens of Indigenous Canadians file lawsuit against two radiologists over undisclosed study

The plaintiffs claim they were imaged for a liver disease study without giving their consent, or learning of the results.

Policy advisors: America’s ‘crisis in rural maternity care’ cries out for attention

Maternity care is in danger of vanishing from rural communities across the U.S., and two addressable if not reversible trends largely account for the peril.

Management

Provider participation in Medicare rose 6.3% over ten years, peaking in 2019

Radiology community mourns the death of a beloved management leader

Report: ACA premiums to jump 30%, CMS documents show

Jury awards woman $3M in medical negligence case against physician assistant, hospital

PSMA-PET imaging not the most cost-effective option for many prostate cancer patients