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.

Is AI just what the doctor ordered for the radiologist shortage? Yes and no
AI shines in radiology when tasked with interpreting images of patients whose odds of illness are either very high or very low. In these cases, the technology could help mitigate burnout and supplement staffing.
Enhancing STAT radiology exam order efficiency to reduce turnaround time
Raj Kedar, MD, chief of radiology at Tampa General Hospital, spoke on how to reduce the number of STAT imaging exams and inappropriate exams via staff education and additional questions of orders.
Coroner sounds alarm on impact of radiologist shortage after teen's death
The coroner recently authored a report questioning how the availability of radiologists in the region could be impacting patient outcomes.
Medtronic receives FDA approval for smallest defibrillation lead of its kind
Medtronic emphasized that this device should be especially valuable when treating younger patients or those with a small anatomy.
5 EHR-based strategies to reduce CT turnaround times
Simple practice changes have helped Denver Health cut the time from exam order placement to initiation by about 47%.

Hospitals still facing financial struggles in 2023

Hospital margins were -1% in January 2023, compared to -0.7% in December 2022.

DEA proposes restricting some telemedicine prescriptions

The proposed rules specifically narrow the prescribing of controlled substances via telemedicine for patients who have not been seen in person.

Incoming 2023-2024 American College of Cardiology (ACC) president Hadley Wilson, MD, shares insights on how to create health equity through both ACC programs and hospital grassroots community outreach programs. He outlines four programs his heart hospital is piloting in its community in Charlotte, North Carolina.

How cardiologists can address health disparities in their communities

Incoming 2023-2024 American College of Cardiology president Hadley Wilson, MD, shared insights on how to create health equity through grassroots community outreach programs.

Hospital CEO turnover is on the rise

The number of CEO changes at U.S. companies rose 12% from December 2022 to January 2023, with hospital CEOs playing a key part in that trend.

Radiologists contend that state abortion bans will intensify struggle to fill physician jobs

"Recruiters have their hands full,” Sarah Thomas, MD, with the Department of Radiology at Duke University Medical School, and colleagues wrote recently.

Abbott and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are warning healthcare providers about the potential risk of early structural valve deterioration (SVD) with Abbott’s line of Trifecta bioprosthetic heart valves. This includes the original Trifecta valve and the Trifecta GT, which are both designed to treat disease, damaged or malfunctioning aortic heart valves.

FDA warns that early deterioration is possible with Abbott’s Trifecta heart valves

Early SVD has been reported in these devices, particularly three to four years after implantation. According to the FDA, this has resulted in surgical replacement procedures and transcatheter valve-in-valve interventions. In some cases, the patient died.

GE HealthCare inks new joint venture aimed at broadening access to imaging

The Chicago-headquartered medical technology company is teaming with a subsidiary of Sinopharm, China’s state-owned drugmaker, around CT and ultrasound.

How effective is simulation training for interventional radiology procedures?

New survey data detail how simulation curriculum and training improves procedural competence among radiology residents, prompting some to suggest that it be routinely incorporated into IR residency.

Management

Is AI just what the doctor ordered for the radiologist shortage? Yes and no

Enhancing STAT radiology exam order efficiency to reduce turnaround time

Coroner sounds alarm on impact of radiologist shortage after teen's death

Medtronic receives FDA approval for smallest defibrillation lead of its kind

5 EHR-based strategies to reduce CT turnaround times