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.

Pope welcomes cardiologists to Vatican City
Pope Leo XIV told interventional cardiologists their work “stands at the crossroads of science, compassion and ethical responsibility.” When they treat patients, he added, they are treating the heart “both physically and metaphorically, bringing relief to those who suffer.”
Most organizations using AI for radiology are unsure of its ROI
New survey data suggest that AI reimbursement is still lagging. However, leaders remain confident in the technology's long-term impact.
Edwards Lifesciences shares positive outlook for 2026, pointing to continued importance of TAVR
The company expects TAVR sales alone to be as high as $4.9 billion in 2026. Other minimally invasive therapies are projected to make a major impact as well.
FDA commissioner claims Biden administration hid heart risks of COVID-19 vaccines from public
The allegation came days after an internal FDA memo linked the vaccines to the deaths of multiple children. A group of former FDA commissioners pushed back against the content of that memo.
Kaiser Permanente agrees to $46M settlement over data incident affecting 13.4M people
The managed care company does not admit to doing anything wrong. The data breach constituted its use of third-party tracking technology on its website, which shared data with Google, Microsoft, Twitter, Meta and others.

24 hospitals earn ‘A+’ or ‘A’ for overall performance

Going by criteria set and applied by Money magazine, only two of America’s 6,000 or so hospitals deserve the title “best of the best.”

AIUM hosts virtual lecture for sonographers on avoiding stress-related injuries

Those who pass the post-course test will earn CME credits.

Only 3% of radiology groups have responded to crucial AMA survey on practice expenses

“It is critical that radiology participates in this survey effort to provide updated and accurate practice costs that are representative of our specialty," ACR urged.

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State lawmakers advance bill that would remove time limits for some medical malpractice suits

Lobbyists for physician groups have testified against the proposal, concerned it could punish providers for not relaying meaningless findings to patients.

FFR-guided PCI linked to significant cost savings

Researchers tracked data from more than 500 PCI patients, exploring the cost-effectiveness and safety of multiple treatment options.

Nearly half of patients surveyed believe MRI exposes individuals to ionizing radiation

Another 36% think that both magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography use the same technology to create diagnostic images.

Souptik Barua, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Precision Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, explains how artificial intelligence (AI) and wearable accelerometers can be used in cardiac rehabilitation to phenotype step-count trajectories in older adults.

Leveraging AI and wearables for enhanced cardiac rehabilitation monitoring

NYU Grossman School of Medicine researchers used artificial intelligence and wearable activity trackers to improve the monitoring and classification of older adult cardiac rehabilitation patients.

CroíValve kicks off early feasibility study for new TR device, names cardiologist Martin Leon to advisory board

The company hopes to enroll 15 patients to monitor the safety and effectiveness of its new-look transcatheter device for severe tricuspid regurgitation.

Management

Pope welcomes cardiologists to Vatican City

Most organizations using AI for radiology are unsure of its ROI

Edwards Lifesciences shares positive outlook for 2026, pointing to continued importance of TAVR

FDA commissioner claims Biden administration hid heart risks of COVID-19 vaccines from public

Kaiser Permanente agrees to $46M settlement over data incident affecting 13.4M people