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.

Upcoding on the rise across all outpatient settings, study finds
A report by researchers at Trilliant Health found that common symptoms—such as cough, nausea and rash—are often coded as complex medical events, resulting in higher reimbursement rates.
CVS, Kroger among bidders for Rite Aid stores and prescription data
According to a report, Walgreens also expressed interest in an unknown number of pharmacies as Rite Aid seeks to liquidate all its assets.
Cardiology employment models undergoing a dramatic shift
Gerald G. Blackwell, MD, MBA, MedAxiom's president and CEO, examined how different cardiology employment models look today compared to even a decade ago.
Former HHS Secretary Tom Price: Immigration reform could alleviate healthcare staffing crisis
Tom Price, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, and former secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) is an advocate for changing immigration policy to help solve the growing shortage of doctors and nurses in the U.S.
Original Banksy artwork headed to auction—proceeds will help fund heart research
The piece in question, which features a red heart-shaped balloon, has an unusual origin story, even by Banksy’s standards.

Kidney care providers merge in $2.4 billion deal

Three kidney care providers –– Fresenius Health Partners, Cricket Health and InterWell Health –– have entered into a binding agreement to merge.

Philips ventilators recalled

The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has recalled more ventilators manufactured by Philips.

States move breast cancer screening bills forward

The bills update the ages at which insurance carriers are required to cover screening mammograms and add language that includes tomosynthesis in the definition of mammographic screening.

Breast density notifications leave many women in the dark, survey results suggest

Researchers are recommending a multi-modal approach to breast density education after survey results found that a "one size fits all" method fails many women.

American College of Radiology issues call to action to stop ‘dangerous’ scope-of-practice bills

Wisconsin lawmakers recently passed the “APRN Modernization Act,” which would greatly expand such nurses' authority, ACR said.

Imaging center operator Akumin announces CEO’s departure following board of directors vote

After closing its purchase of Alliance Healthcare, the company had deployed two chief executives, but ended the arrangement March 18.

Study charts uptick in unnecessary CT, MR imaging surveillance of noninvasive bladder cancer

The impact of these patterns is substantial and may have negative consequences for patients and the healthcare system, experts wrote in JAMA Network Open.

‘Record’ 2022 Match Day, with applicants showing strong interest in radiology

Both diagnostic and interventional radiology were among specialties with 30 or more slots that filled all available positions, the NRMP reported.

Management

Upcoding on the rise across all outpatient settings, study finds

CVS, Kroger among bidders for Rite Aid stores and prescription data

Cardiology employment models undergoing a dramatic shift

Former HHS Secretary Tom Price: Immigration reform could alleviate healthcare staffing crisis

Original Banksy artwork headed to auction—proceeds will help fund heart research