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.

FDA announces recall of biopsy device after 14 injuries and 1 death
The voluntary recall pertains to the ViziShot 2 FLEX from Olympus, which is used with ultrasound-guidance to help diagnose and stage lung cancer.
Clinic files lawsuit after neighboring imaging center allegedly leaks radiation through shared wall
Clinic Director Paulette Valentine first suspected the problem after her employees fell ill, with one individual developing leukemia.
Cigna will cover CT imaging artificial intelligence software nationwide
The Bloomfield, Connecticut-based payer has committed to covering plaque analysis software offered by several competing vendors including Heartflow.
Radiologists buy back control of practice from private equity platform
Jones Radiology had been part of fellow Australian company I-Med Radiology Network for over 25 years before buying back the 49% company stake.
Pre-imaging pain medication may impact accuracy of abdominal ultrasounds
New data published in Emergency Radiology suggest this common practice could skew the results of some scans.

Bruce Haffty, MD, president of Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Board of Directors, chair of radiation oncology, associate vice chancellor for cancer programs at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and system director of radiation oncology at RWJBarnabas Health, discusses the president’s address "Diagnostic Imaging: Value From the Lens of the Patient," with Radiology Business. Haffty will present his opening session at RSNA 2022 at 4 p.m., Nov. 27, 2022, in the Arie Crown theater.

VIDEO: RSNA President Bruce Haffty previews the big conference in Chicago

Haffty offered his perspective on the conference as a whole and previewed his presidential address, which is scheduled for early Sunday evening.

American College of Cardiology announces new collaboration with virtual reality specialists

The ACC is especially excited to see what VR training can do to bring minimally invasive interventional procedures to more and more patients throughout the United States.

Movers & Shakers: CEO departures at Duke Health and Bozeman Health

Welcome to Movers & Shakers, a roundup of the latest executive movements in the healthcare industry.

New signups rise 40% on healthcare marketplace

In the first few weeks of open enrollment, new signups on the healthcare marketplace, healthcare.gov, are up nearly 40%, according to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Former patient of bungling breast radiologist: ‘He got a slap on the wrist, I got a slap in the face’

A state medical board is coming under fire for failing to revoke the license of a radiologist who allegedly missed 24 breast cancers over three years.

Telehealth for cardiovascular disease patients: 3 key benefits and 5 ongoing challenges

Telehealth can provide significant value when it comes to managing and monitoring patients with CVD or suspected CVD. A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association explores the latest details on this evolving treatment option.

Kaiser avoids historic nursing strike by boosting pay 22.5%

Kaiser Permanente staved off what would have been the largest private-sector nursing strike after reaching an agreement with 21,000 unionized Northern California nurses.

UnitedHealth, AARP team up for hearing aid savings

UnitedHealthcare has teamed up with AARP to administer hearing aid solutions, including prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids.

Management

FDA announces recall of biopsy device after 14 injuries and 1 death

Clinic files lawsuit after neighboring imaging center allegedly leaks radiation through shared wall

Cigna will cover CT imaging artificial intelligence software nationwide

Radiologists buy back control of practice from private equity platform

Pre-imaging pain medication may impact accuracy of abdominal ultrasounds