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.

CVS Health sued by coalition of states alleging Medicaid fraud by pharmacies
A whistleblower lawsuit claims CVS pharmacies have overbilled state Medicaid programs for prescription drugs—a practice allegedly ongoing since 2016. The company denies any wrongdoing.
UnitedHealth, Amedisys offer divestitures as $3.3B merger advances
Pennant and BrightSpring Health Services have agreed to purchase some healthcare businesses from UnitedHealth and Amedisys. However, it remains unclear whether this will be enough for the DOJ to drop its lawsuit blocking the merger.
'Watching patients suffer': Radiology workers say staff shortage costing lives
A circulating letter signed by IR techs and nurses details concerns about how a dire shortage of qualified staff is impacting care at a regional hospital.
Tariffs will have a significant impact on the nuclear imaging supply chain in the US
"Domestic radiopharmaceutical suppliers, who receive isotopes from abroad, would be impacted by price changes and uncertainty caused by additional tariffs,” SNMMI President Cathy Cutler, PhD, wrote in a letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce this week.
Senator introduces bill to boost radiologist pay in Medicare program
The lawmaker is proposing the ‘‘Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025," mirroring Rep. Murphy's House bill.

Industry insights: 4 healthcare executives discuss the biggest challenges in cardiology today

We spoke to executives from some of healthcare's most prominent vendors to find out what challenges are on their radar in 2022 and beyond.

Healthcare groups ask DOJ for protection against violence over gender-affirming care

Three major healthcare groups are taking a stand against threats of violence over gender-affirming care by asking the Department of Justice to get involved.

Labor market survey reveals recruitment, turnover challenges in healthcare

The healthcare industry is facing a tight labor market forcing organizations to increase wages. However, filling vacancies is also taking longer, according to a recent report on the healthcare labor environment.

Movers & Shakers: NCI names new director, NIH leader retires, Tenet chairman resigns

Check out the latest edition of Movers & Shakers, a roundup of the latest executive movements in the healthcare industry.

What factors impact reader variability the most? New research offers insight

A new paper in Radiology explores factors that can lead to reader variability in CT imaging, from the radiologist’s experience level and subspecialty to navigation patterns and time spent interpreting.

Mr. O’Lear receives his sentence: 15 years and $2M

The criminal saga of the X-ray business owner who got caught fleecing CMS of $2 million—while grabbing for another $1.7 million or so—has reached its epilogue.

3 new POCUS products demoed for emergency docs

Butterfly Network, Mindray and Philips introduced new point-of-care ultrasound offerings at ACEP 2022, the annual scientific assembly of the American College of Emergency Physicians.

Disparities in breast cancer detection and care persist, despite a drop in mortality, new ACS report reveals

While Black women have lower incidence of breast cancer diagnosis, their mortality rates are 40% higher than those observed in white women.

Management

CVS Health sued by coalition of states alleging Medicaid fraud by pharmacies

UnitedHealth, Amedisys offer divestitures as $3.3B merger advances

'Watching patients suffer': Radiology workers say staff shortage costing lives

Tariffs will have a significant impact on the nuclear imaging supply chain in the US

Senator introduces bill to boost radiologist pay in Medicare program