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.

UnitedHealthcare taps company veteran as next CEO
Tim Noel is taking the reins of the insurance giant in the aftermath of the murder of its previous CEO, Brian Thompson. Noel has been with the company since 2007.
Report: 84% of healthcare organizations identified a data breach last year
Phishing incidents were the most common type of attack on a healthcare entity, which is consistent with what's seen across all industries.
'Ad hoc' shifts and radiology 'maestros': How one department addressed its workflow hiccups
The radiologist maestro assesses colleagues' needs in real-time and makes decisions accordingly at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
New directions and trends in interventional cardiology
Interventional cardiology continues to evolve, driven by rapid advancements in technology. George Dangas, MD, discussed some of the specialty's biggest ongoing trends with Cardiovascular Business.
Congress hesitates on long-term telemedicine expansion admid advocacy push
Congress temporarily extended telemedicine provisions until March amid lobby efforts by the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) and others to make the provisions permanent.

Pfizer expands not-for-profit products initiative

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is expanding its not-for-profit products, widening its existing initiative with the aim of lowering health inequities.

Do non-physician providers request contrast-enhanced imaging more often?

The growing presence of non-physician practitioners has created an increased demand for contrast-enhanced imaging, according to new data.

Abbott has gained U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its Navitor transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) system, the company’s new self-expanding valve for high-risk patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis.

Abbott receives FDA approval for new self-expanding TAVR system

The device, which gained CE mark approval in Europe in May 2021, features a new-look fabric cuff designed to keep the risk of paravalvular leak (PVL) at a minimum.

Imaging industry names in the news: Canon, Medality, Viz.ai, more

Promaxo Inc. of Oakland, Calif., sold eight of its systems for performing AI-equipped, MRI-guided prostate interventions in the fourth quarter of 2022. The company launched a year prior and has now topped $15 million in sales.

History pivots: 9 key radiology journals now led by women

Women have reached a kind of critical mass in peer-reviewed radiology publishing.

Fysicon’s QMAPP Hemodynamic Monitoring Device

Canon Medical Systems announces new partnership focused on enterprise imaging and hemodynamics

The partnership is with ScImage, a California-based healthcare technology company known for its extensive EI background.

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Movers & Shakers: CDC taps new leader, Mass Eye and Ear appoints chief of anesthesia

Welcome to Movers & Shakers, a roundup of the latest executive movements in healthcare, featuring leadership appointments from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Mass Eye and Ear.

The best jobs in healthcare

Several healthcare jobs are rated among the top 100 best jobs, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report.

Management

UnitedHealthcare taps company veteran as next CEO

Report: 84% of healthcare organizations identified a data breach last year

'Ad hoc' shifts and radiology 'maestros': How one department addressed its workflow hiccups

New directions and trends in interventional cardiology

Congress hesitates on long-term telemedicine expansion admid advocacy push