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.

Medicare releases 2026 physician fee schedule, finalizing cuts opposed by radiology
Medicare is finalizing a controversial “efficiency adjustment” and cuts related to practice expenses—both opposed by imaging groups earlier this year.
45% of seniors report longer wait times for care than 1 year ago, new RBMA survey finds
About 60% of those experiencing delays said they’ve struggled to find doctors who accept Medicare, the Radiology Business Management Association reports.
CMS 2026 physician fee schedule emphasizes chronic disease management, includes pay raise
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced a 3.26% reimbursement increase for all providers, with those enrolled in alternative payment models seeing a higher rise.
Contractor for clinician-focused addiction recovery program sued over ‘punishingly expensive’ practices
The plaintiffs, 10 nurses and one doctor, are all enrolled in the state-mandated initiative for clinicians with past substance abuse issues. The rules require monitoring and regular drug testing to prove sobriety; however, the lot argues that the contractor in charge, Maximus, is being dishonestly punitive.
Class action lawsuit over 5.6M breached records at Yale New Haven settled for $18M
The settlement fund is being established for victims of the March 8 data breach, with a hearing to finalize the agreement scheduled for March 2026. Yale New Haven Health System denies any wrongdoing.

FDA warns consumers not to use unapproved ultrasound devices

RoyalVibe Health offers direct-to-consumer scanners purported for multiple medical uses, which have not been reviewed or cleared by the agency.

Many physicians are unaware that interventional radiology is a distinct specialty

This could pose as a barrier to referrals for image-guided interventions for radiologists specializing in IR, authors of a new paper in Clinical Imaging suggested.

FDA announces Class I recall of nearly 8,000 heart attack tests due to inaccurate results

Overall, the recall includes 7,799 blood tests intended to help physicians identify early signs of a myocardial infarction.

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AMA working with radiology groups to fix flawed approach that’s driving Medicare payment decisions

The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule utilizes 2006 cost information to develop practice expense relative values and resulting reimbursements.

Half of patients experience raised levels of anxiety before or after an imaging exam

Researchers believe this is first study to examine the trajectory and predictors of anxiety among outpatients undergoing a range of different exam types.

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Momentum builds as Missouri becomes the 18th state to pass law bolstering breast imaging coverage

It’s also the fifth local legislature to do so in 2023, following in the footsteps of Tennessee, Washington, Maryland and New Mexico.

CMS includes more payment cuts in 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule

CMS also floated the idea of pausing the AUC program until a better implementation strategy could be put into place.

GoodRX and CVS Caremark partner to offer discounted prescriptions

As part of the program, eligible Caremark members who carry commercial insurance will have GoodRX’s discounted pricing applied automatically to their prescription purchases.

Management

Medicare releases 2026 physician fee schedule, finalizing cuts opposed by radiology

45% of seniors report longer wait times for care than 1 year ago, new RBMA survey finds

CMS 2026 physician fee schedule emphasizes chronic disease management, includes pay raise

Contractor for clinician-focused addiction recovery program sued over ‘punishingly expensive’ practices

Class action lawsuit over 5.6M breached records at Yale New Haven settled for $18M