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.

Court approves $2.8B BCBS class-action settlement; insurer to make changes
The settlement reached in October 2024 has been finalized. A fund is being set up for the estimated 3 million claimants, as BCBS pledges to reform its BlueCard health plans.
Ransomware attack on DaVita kidney care clinics exposes 2.7M patients
The initial incident happened in April. Since that time, the notorious cybercrime cell Interlock has claimed responsibility. A data dump from the breach was put up for sale on the dark web.
MGMA raises alarm over 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, warns of access crisis
Many make federal reimbursement plans into an issue about high-paid specialists complaining about pay cuts, but these fees also compensate nurses, technicians, support staff and administrators. Payment keeps the doors of brick-and-mortar medical practices open, MGMA warns.
Hospital apologizes after imaging delay results in needle being left in patient
The organization is under fire after the patient’s wife charged that it could have prevented her husband’s untimely death.
Cardiology practices must be more sustainable to survive
Cardiology faces one of its most challenging decades ahead, with mounting pressures from workforce shortages, an aging population and declining reimbursements. To remain sustainable, practices are forced to rethink how care is delivered from the ground up.

Rising trauma CT utilization flagged over costs, incidental findings

The increase has been especially evident in single-encounter chest/abdominopelvic scans, not least those performed for minor injuries.

Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, director of Mount Sinai Heart and general director of the Spanish National Center for Cardiovascular Research

Cardiologist Valentin Fuster honored with prestigious award

Fuster, one of the world’s most prominent cardiologists, said the award was a "great honor," especially since he was born in Barcelona.

Thomas E. MacGillivray elected president of Society of Thoracic Surgeons

“There has never been a more exciting time to be a cardiothoracic surgeon,” the veteran surgeon said in a statement.

Majority of Americans believe healthcare is a government responsibility

More than half of Americans (57%) believe healthcare should be ensured by the federal government, according to a recent poll from Gallup.

Amazon launches $5 prescription services program

The medications included in the program treat more than 80 conditions.

AI in cardiology: A step-by-step guide to developing high-quality algorithms

Overwhelmed or confused by AI and machine learning technology? A new analysis in European Heart Journal hopes to provide some clarity.

FDA proposes major shift to COVID vaccine schedule

Under the new proposal, the FDA would conduct an assessment of prevalent strains circulating each year, likely beginning around June, with the aim of new vaccines being ready by September.

EU organizes aggressive anti-cancer action around imaging

The executive branch of the European Union has launched a major project to aggregate cancer imaging data from across the continent so it can be readily tapped by healthcare providers, medical schools and industry innovators.

Management

Court approves $2.8B BCBS class-action settlement; insurer to make changes

Ransomware attack on DaVita kidney care clinics exposes 2.7M patients

MGMA raises alarm over 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, warns of access crisis

Hospital apologizes after imaging delay results in needle being left in patient

Cardiology practices must be more sustainable to survive