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.

Assembly issue spurs FDA recall on manual resuscitators

A problem with the B/V filters on SunMed adult resuscitators can cause the devices to malfunction. Due to the high safety risk this poses to patients, the FDA has assigned this recall its most serious designation.

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Patient radiation exposure reduced by up to 99% with new reconstruction algorithm

Not only could its use reduce wait times, but it also could cut the associated costs of imaging.

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How sample sizes versus scan times affect data quality and radiology research overhead costs

New findings have the potential to significantly benefit the field of neuroscience and could help guide researchers in designing more cost-effective, fruitful studies of the brain. 

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Heartflow, a leader in AI-powered imaging evaluations, files for IPO

Heartflow, known for its AI-based CCTA evaluations, appears to be going public. The news follows years of momentum for the California-based company, including improved Medicare reimbursements for cardiac CT and a new Category I CPT code for its Plaque Analysis software.

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RadNet finalizes $103M acquisition of breast AI vendor iCAD amid legal opposition

ICAD shareholders filed suit against the transaction last month in New York, claiming financial estimates used in the deal are misleading. 

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Bipartisan lawmakers seek to increase funding for mobile CT lung cancer screening

The Mobile Cancer Screening Act would offer grants to help imaging providers purchase mobile CT screening units through the federal government. 
 

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Whole-body MRI ‘longevity’ firm hits 10,000 users, charging up to $19,000 for annual membership

Human Longevity is a luxury clinic that's part of a “lucrative and growing industry” focused on preventive care. 

Trump AI summit in Pittsburgh

Healthcare AI today: Pittsburgh’s bonanza, Bay area’s superstars, Dr. Google’s followers, more

The numbers from Pittsburgh are staggering. And they’re all about blasting American-made AI into the stratosphere, if not to Infinity and beyond.