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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Healthcare AI today: State-level regulation, a doubled budget, White House vs. CHAI, more

California, Illinois, Nevada and Texas. There’s your answer should anyone ask you which states are burning to regulate healthcare AI while Washington fiddles.

President Trump's presidential proclamation Sept. 19 to implement a $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications had immediate backlash from dozens of medical societies. Groups like the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) said this will cut off the flow of foreign physicians into the U.S. at a time when we cannot graduate enough American physicians to fill positions in a healthcare system that is facing a rapidly growing physician shortage.

Trump's $100K visa fee will be bad for heart patients

"There is already a deficit of doctors in the U.S., and this will make it worse," one cardiologist told Cardiovascular Business. Medical societies throughout the country seem to agree. 

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Prescription drug vending machines popping up in Chicago

North Carolina–based Advocate Health has installed kiosks at one clinic and one hospital in Chicago, with more on the way. Patients can now pick up common prescriptions without visiting a retail pharmacy.

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Judge rejects bid by 20 AGs to block new ACA enrollment rules

The 20 Democratic attorneys general argued 1.8 million people stand to lose their health insurance. A U.S. district court ruled that there isn’t enough evidence to issue an injunction, as the impact won’t be known until next year.

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Heart surgeon under investigation after deaths—colleagues questioned her judgement

The surgeon has been accused of performing multiple procedures she was not skilled enough to take on. After undergoing additional training, she could soon return to the job—and her colleagues are not happy.

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RSNA readying ‘launchpad’ to help innovators take flight with fresh ideas

Ventures will serve as a hub for academic institutions, developers and industry leaders looking to drive meaningful innovation in radiology. 

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Google's Gemini answers patients' IR questions with greater accuracy, more empathy than providers

Some of today’s large language models may be more effective communicators than providers when it comes to explaining interventional radiology procedures. 

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Medtronic gains key approval for LAA exclusion device

The FDA-cleared device from Medtronic, which arrives pre-loaded on a single-use delivery system, is now set to launch in Europe.