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.

FDA warns of risk of death associated with multiple sclerosis drugs
The agency found 82 cases of anaphylaxis associated with glatiramer acetate, sold under the brand names Copaxone and Glatopa, including 19 that emerged after patients had been taking these drugs for more than a year.
Cardiologist sues health system over gender discrimination, unequal pay and hostile treatment
The veteran doctor says she was treated “vastly different from her male counterparts” during her 17 years with Lehigh Valley Health Network.
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.

More than 100 healthcare groups unite in support of prior authorization reform

The AMA and 118 other healthcare groups are urging CMS to finalize reforms that target prior authorization in Medicare Advantage plans that delay, deny and disrupt medically necessary care to patients.

Women editors of radiology journals: ‘Not a curiosity but a fact’

Women now fill the top editorial spots at 10 peer-reviewed radiology journals. Just like that, a new set of gatekeepers is shaping the conversation around scientific inquiry and discovery across much of medical imaging.

Tim Attebery, DSc, MBA, the CEO of Cardiovascular Associates of America and former CEO of the American College of Cardiology (ACC)

Q&A: Tim Attebery on why private equity-backed management companies are investing in cardiology

The CEO of Cardiovascular Associates of America, and former CEO of the American College of Cardiology, shared his perspective on the rise of private equity investments in cardiology.

New practice guidelines for PET imaging of neuroendocrine tumors

Issued by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) and the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM), the new guidelines are intended to inform any practitioners involved in ordering, performing, reading and reporting SSTR PET imaging.

UnitedHealth Group closes $5.4B acquisition of LHC Group

UnitedHealth Group has closed its $5.4 billion acquisition of home health care giant LHC Group, the company confirmed in a new filing.

New ACC/AHA/SCAI guidance highlights training requirements for interventional cardiologists

The document, which was designed to help guide both interventional cardiology trainees and program directors, was also endorsed by several other industry societies.

More hospitals are complying with price transparency law

Even as progress is being made, some lawmakers want to increase penalties on hospitals that do not comply.

Virtual learning left some radiology residents feeling uncomfortable completing procedures

Some residents recently indicated that virtual learning environments led them to having little-to-no procedural training at all in certain subspecialties.

Management

FDA warns of risk of death associated with multiple sclerosis drugs

Cardiologist sues health system over gender discrimination, unequal pay and hostile treatment

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