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.

Senator, 100 health groups sound alarm after ‘abrupt’ cancellation of USPSTF meeting
The influential task force dictates whether health insurers must cover preventive services such as mammograms and low-dose CT lung exams, which some say could be in jeopardy.
Health system spends nearly $7M on AI to boost prostate MRI performance
About 50% of cases are diagnosed early when treatment is most effective, with the hospital system hoping to reach 75% by 2028.
PET imaging provider hit with multi-state phishing attack
Nashville, Tennessee-based Integrated Oncology Network alerted Health and Human Services in late June about the hacking incident, with thousands potentially affected.
Lehigh Valley Health admits to controlled substances violations in $2.75M settlement
The Pennsylvania-based health system reported drug diversion incidents to authorities involving a pharmacy technician who used employee passwords to steal pills from one of its hospitals.
Samsung buys Xealth to integrate consumer wearables and clinical data
Xealth’s data sharing platform will be used to make use of health information gathered from everyday devices like the Samsung Galaxy Smartwatch, the companies said.

Industry leader rips into 'disastrous' proposed Medicare reimbursement cuts

“CMS couldn’t have picked a worse time to cut Medicare payments to physicians,” said RBMA Executive Director Bob Still.

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Intermountain Healthcare names new chief digital officer

The appointment comes as Intermountain Healthcare, a Utah-based nonprofit system of 33 hospitals and hundreds of clinics and medical groups, completed its merger with SCL Health.

Abortion care still protected in emergency situations for all Americans, Biden administration clarifies

The Biden administration has seemingly found a way to federally protect abortion care services in all states in some circumstances.

Philips seeks to reduce MRI scan times with new FDA cleared AI-powered software

The new AI addition is said to increase resolution by up to 65% and is compatible with 97% of current MRI protocols.

‘AJR’ enjoys substantial increase in impact factor

Another of the top peer-reviewed journals serving radiology is experiencing a time of peak influence.

7 points of light for new radiologists weighing subspecialist vs. generalist paths

To subspecialize or not to subspecialize? That’s a crucial question for radiology trainees who are finishing their residency but have yet to settle on a lifelong career path.

Medtronic recalls more than 1M dialysis catheters

This is a Class I recall, which means using the devices could cause "serious adverse health consequences or death."

Aidoc announces strategic hospital partnership that will advance AI in clinical settings

The software will be used for the triage and notification of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), pulmonary embolism (PE) and c-spine fractures identified on CT imaging.

Management

Senator, 100 health groups sound alarm after ‘abrupt’ cancellation of USPSTF meeting

Health system spends nearly $7M on AI to boost prostate MRI performance

PET imaging provider hit with multi-state phishing attack

Lehigh Valley Health admits to controlled substances violations in $2.75M settlement

Samsung buys Xealth to integrate consumer wearables and clinical data