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.

ED docs overusing CT imaging for gastrointestinal bleeding, study finds
Despite its high accuracy, CTA can come with tradeoffs including requiring radiologists to review a high number of images looking for findings that can be subtle, increasing case complexity and workloads.
Stanford Medicine picks RSNA president as next radiology chair
Umar Mahmood, MD, PhD, currently is chief of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital and a Harvard professor of radiology, will take on the title beginning Feb. 1.
Nurse practitioner, nonprofit challenge Missouri’s collaborative practice law
Marcy Markes, NP, has secured representation from the Pacific Legal Foundation in an effort to overturn a state law that requires nurse practitioners to pay a physician “collaborator” if they wish to run their own practice. The lawsuit argues the regulation exists only to stifle competition.
Massachusetts settles $12M lawsuit against CVS over alleged drug overpricing
The pharmacy chain also agreed to perform an annual audit of billed drug prices to ensure it does not run afoul of the state’s “Most Favored Nation” policy.
GE HealthCare issues recall of C-arms due to missing shielding components
The Class 2 recall pertains to the system's built-in shielding and collimation accessories.

Is it time for radiologists to head back to the reading room? New data reveal trends in remote radiology

Three years after the height of COVID forced a global transition to remote work, many professionals are now being called back into the office, including radiologists.

Cardiologists, radiologists say EPA’s new sterilization proposal could put patients at risk

The primary concern is that sterilization facilities and healthcare providers would not have enough time to adapt to the proposal. Devices impacted would include pacemakers, angioplasty balloons and catheters, just to name a few.

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FDA approves first cellular therapy to treat type 1 diabetes

The new therapy, made from the pancreatic cells of deceased donors, is designed to help adult type 1 diabetes with severe hypoglycemia go a year or longer without needing to take insulin.

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

Academia still lagging behind private practice in allowing radiologists to read remotely

Recently trained radiologists are likely to weigh this factor when considering which direction to take their careers, researchers wrote in JACR.

Radiology Partners seeking new investors to help repay more than $2B in debt: Report

The nation’s largest imaging group has hired Barclays, hoping to raise “preferred equity” with a portion of its debts coming due in the next 2 years.

‘High levels’ of unfamiliarity with the Family and Medical Leave Act among US radiology practices

Group practice leaders making hiring decisions may benefit from learning more about the FMLA and adopting such policies, experts advised.

X-ray-focused AI firm Gleamer raises $29.5M from venture capital firms, radiologists

The Paris, France-based artificial intelligence developer will use the money to expand its product portfolio and headcount.

Management

ED docs overusing CT imaging for gastrointestinal bleeding, study finds

Stanford Medicine picks RSNA president as next radiology chair

Nurse practitioner, nonprofit challenge Missouri’s collaborative practice law

Massachusetts settles $12M lawsuit against CVS over alleged drug overpricing

GE HealthCare issues recall of C-arms due to missing shielding components