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.

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UPMC expensed $50M private jet, despite laying off 1,000 workers

Pittsburgh Medical Center CEO Leslie Davis used the jet to travel around the world, flight logs show. 

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Ransomware hit 67% of healthcare organizations this year—more than half paid up

A new survey from a cybersecurity firm shows ransomware attacks are increasing in frequency and healthcare entities are facing ever-higher demands. 

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Jury awards woman $7M after radiologist misread leaves her blind at age 23

The case dates to November 2020 when Allison Mitchell was admitted at Saint Vincent Hospital for a headache that led to her losing consciousness.

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Only 12% of medical students stick with radiology from matriculation to graduation

Meanwhile, 52% of students stay with orthopedics from start to finish, placing it No. 1 ahead of neurosurgery (42%) and pediatrics (41%). 

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Radiopharmaceutical firm Aktis Oncology raises $175M in Series B financing

The Boston clinical stage biotechnology company is working to develop new products to treat a range of solid tumors. 

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Governor vetoes bill to increase scrutiny of private equity physician practice purchases

The bill would have given the state attorney general power to impose conditions on the acquisition of radiology groups or other healthcare entities. 

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Catholic hospital sued for refusing to perform emergency abortion on a hemorrhaging patient

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is suing Providence St. Joseph Hospital to discourage an incident like this from happening in the future. 

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Newsom vetoes bill to regulate private equity transactions in healthcare

Assembly Bill 3129 would have given the California Attorney General oversight of all private equity investments or purchases involving a healthcare entity. Gov. Gavin Newsom argued that a similar regulatory framework is already in place.