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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Female representation in radiology continues to trend upward, new residency data show

Women accounted for 36.6% of diagnostic radiology applicants this year, up 10.1 percentage points since 2022. 

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RadNet enters ultrasound AI, acquiring imaging vendor See-Mode Technologies

Founded in 2017, the Melbourne, Australia-based company offers software that analyzes breast and thyroid images, “producing fast and accurate radiology reports.” 

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Private equity firm mulls taking radiology group public via IPO after ‘failed’ sale

London-based private equity firm Permira has been trying to sell I-MED Radiology for months, but recently ran into a snag with potential buyer Stonepeak. 

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Leaked: UnitedHealth's 'talking points' to appease worried investors

STAT said it was sent an internal memo by accident, wherein UnitedHealth Group leadership outlines its messaging to navigate disgruntled investors upset with the direction of the company.

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Fired federal workers file class action lawsuit naming HHS, DOGE

Staff purged from the Department of Health and Human Services by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency claim their termination notices contained bogus information and other inaccuracies that were cited as justifications for performance-based firings. The plaintiffs are seeking unspecified damages.

Emile A. Bacha, MD, became the 106th President of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS). He officially succeeded David R. Jones, MD, in a presentation during the AATS 105th Annual Meeting in May. He is an internationally recognized leader in both pediatric and adult congenital cardiac surgery.

Congenital heart surgeon named president of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Emile Bacha, MD, is an internationally recognized leader in both pediatric and adult congenital cardiac surgery.

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FDA issues Class I safety alert on malfunctioning infusion pumps

While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is calling this a recall, an updated set of use instructions of Smiths Medical, the manufacturer of the pumps, will allow for their safe, continued use. 

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AI, politics and rising demand for imaging—how rad techs are faring amid an evolving professional landscape

Compared to other healthcare workers, technologists may have a more positive outlook of their career trajectories and how outside forces may affect them.