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.

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-payed specialists complaining about pay cuts, but these fees are what also pays 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.
American College of Radiology criticizes BCBS affiliate’s reimbursement policy change
Effective Feb. 1, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina is no longer issuing separate payment for 3D rendering of imaging services (covered by CPT codes 76376 and 76377).

46% of Americans have been in debt due to hospital bills

The ever-rising cost of healthcare in the United States is having a crippling financial impact on many Americans, according to a recent survey.

Cordis acquires MedAlliance, known for its drug-eluting balloon technology, in deal that could surpass $1B

Cordis to acquire MedAlliance, known for its drug-eluting balloons, in deal that could surpass $1B

The acquisition includes an initial investment of $35 million and an upfront closing payment of $200 million. By 2029, if the companies reach all targeted regulatory and commercial milestones, the acquisition could cost Cordis up to $1.135 billion in all.

$75M malpractice verdict splits fault between ER doctor, radiologist

A jury in Georgia has pinned 60% of the blame for a stroke patient’s permanent whole-body paralysis on an ER physician and 40% on a radiologist—while clearing all other clinicians who had a hand in the catastrophic episode of care.

Helium shortage prompts new sense of urgency in the medical imaging community

In recent years the world’s supply of helium has raised heightened concerns, and some suppliers recently started to ration the nonrenewable element.

Medtronic to split patient monitoring and respiratory interventions businesses

Medtronic says the spinoff is an opportunity to better position both entities and create value.

Should breast cancer screening initiation ages be reconsidered for women with a family history?

Suggesting that the standard 10-year age gap screening rule might not be as beneficial as previously assumed, researchers have indicated that women with relatives diagnosed at younger ages should consider different screening criteria.

Philips cuts 4K jobs amid falling sales

“These initial actions are needed to start turning the company around," new CEO Roy Jakobs said in a statement.

Man vs. Machine artificial intelligence AI

Should AI-based imaging tools guide treatment decisions?

Abhinhav Jha, PhD, discusses his plans for a $314,807 NIH grant to explore the ethics of AI in imaging given its inherent uncertainties.

Management

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

American College of Radiology criticizes BCBS affiliate’s reimbursement policy change