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 halts claim processing, posing serious financial risk to radiology practices
“For radiology groups, where Medicare beneficiaries often comprise 30% or more of the patient mix, this delay in reimbursement threatens operational stability," the RBMA said Oct. 15.
Radiology group must pay $4M after fatal botched feeding tube check
A referrer ordered an X-ray to confirm proper tube placement, which was interpreted by Neil H. Parnes, MD, with Upstate Carolina Radiology at the time.
Private equity-backed outpatient imaging provider enters California via USC partnership
Outpatient Imaging Affiliates has inked an agreement with Keck Medicine, providing revenue cycle and imaging center management services for a facility in Pasadena.
Portable MRI vendor Hyperfine launches public stock offering, misses $3.5M revenue target
The Guilford, Connecticut-based manufacturer saw quarterly revenues climb 27% compared to the second quarter of 2025, with scanners priced at $360,000 (up 36%).
72% of healthcare organizations say cyberattacks caused care delays, longer hospital stays
In a new report, Proofpoint and the Ponemon Institute surveyed 677 health IT professionals to understand the impact cybersecurity incidents have on patient care.

FDA clears wearable heart device that captures multiple signals at once

The newly approved device captures electrocardiogram, photoplethysmogram and seismocardiogram signals at the same time. It can also be paired with advanced AI models to monitor patients for specific conditions.

Private radiology practice says UnitedHealthcare ‘unwilling to compromise’ in contract negotiations

Radiologist Andrew Hill, MD, says the insurer refuses to reimburse for services in Chattanooga at the same rate as other Tennessee communities such as Memphis and Nashville.

M&A mergers and acquisitions business deal

Private equity firm HCAP Partners acquires another radiology services provider

Its imaging platform, Integrated Diagnostic Services, is adding Community of Nevada Diagnostics, a “leading” mobile radiology outfit.

Siemens Healthineers signs $50M value partnership with state’s largest hospital system

The deal is with Greenville-based Prisma Health and includes acquiring the Ethos radiotherapy system from subsidiary company Varian

Joint Commission to view pediatric hospitals as specialized centers, not just care facilities for ‘small adults’

The largest accrediting and certifying organization in U.S. healthcare announced July 29 it will begin upholding standards that distinguish children from adults.

Battle lines drawn as Kennedy mulls firing the USPSTF

By now the pleas for Kennedy to reconsider, initially sporadic, have gathered into a steady drumbeat.

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ARRT is rolling out a new imaging assistant credential for MRI settings

The American Registry Of Radiologic Technologists says the new offering addresses growing demand for magnetic resonance imaging.

Video with former ACC president Kim Williams, MD, discusses a heart screening outreach program he created in low-income Louisville neighborhoods.

Successful outreach program brings heart screenings to underserved communities

Former ACC president Kim Allan Williams Sr., MD, shared his experience bringing helpful heart screenings to low-income neighborhoods. "You've got to be willing to go out and find where the patients are," he said.

Management

Medicare halts claim processing, posing serious financial risk to radiology practices

Radiology group must pay $4M after fatal botched feeding tube check

Private equity-backed outpatient imaging provider enters California via USC partnership

Portable MRI vendor Hyperfine launches public stock offering, misses $3.5M revenue target

72% of healthcare organizations say cyberattacks caused care delays, longer hospital stays