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.

Texas suit asks: Is private equity abusing a malpractice shield?

A lawsuit against UT Health East Texas claims for-profit providers are shuffling their physicians’ employment status as a way to shield against malpractice cases.

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CHS could divest $1B in 2024

Tennessee-based Community Health Systems (CHS) signaled it will continue to downsize after announcing a loss of $133 million for 2023 in its earnings call last week.

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Cardiologists make history, treat world’s first patient with new interventional device for chest pain

The self-expandable device was designed to treat “no-option” chest pain patients who see no long-term benefits from other interventions.

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Private equity firm acquires Agiliti

Agiliti's current majority shareholder, THL, will acquire all outstanding shares of the company in a deal valuing the enterprise at approximately $2.5 billion.

Heart surgery prices vary from one part of the US to the next

Researchers explored the costs associated with CABG at more than 500 U.S. hospitals.

Carrie Redick RN MSN NEA-BC, director of interventional cardiology and structural heart, Morristown Medical Center, Atlantic Health System, explains the need for financial literacy among structural heart program directors at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular therapeutics (TCT) 2023 meeting.

Why financial literacy is so important for structural heart program directors

Carrie Redick, an ICU nurse for nearly 20 years, said understanding more about financial data improved her ability to acquire funding and other resources for her program when necessary.

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

Senators press congressional leaders to address radiologist Medicare pay cut

“After three consecutive years of Medicare payment reductions, healthcare providers are at a breaking point," 32 bipartisan members of the Senate wrote recently.

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