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 details Class I recalls for more than 1 million pacemakers—software update required
The FDA has finalized new Class I recalls related to ongoing safety concerns with Boston Scientific’s Accolade family of pacemakers. A software update is now available to help address the issue, and an additional update is already in the works.
House Republicans propose reviving shelved imaging appropriate-use criteria program
Reps. Diana Harshbarger and Blake Moore recently introduced the Radiology Outpatient Ordering Transmission (ROOT) Act after bipartisan members of the U.S. Senate did the same in May.
Ozempic and similar weight loss drugs may impact medical imaging results
GLP-1 receptor agonists alter glucose metabolism and the movement of food through the digestive system and can lead to unique uptake patterns on FDG PET-CT.
Certificate-of-need law forcing referrers to send patients across state border for radiology services
Massachusetts primary care providers are reportedly sending patients to imaging centers in New Hampshire, which lacks a CON law and offers more affordable options.
Radiation oncologists ‘deeply disturbed’ by recent NBC New report on key cancer therapy
The outlet on Oct. 7 published a piece exploring the use of intraoperative radiation therapy, or IORT, which delivers a single, targeted dose to a patient’s breast tissue after surgery.

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.

Medtronic Penditure Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Exclusion System

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.

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Government shutdown likely to impact imaging services, American College of Radiology warns

Medicare payments will be put on a 10-day hold, with about 53% of CMS staff retained, and rulemaking at the key agency is likely delayed.

Subspecialized radiologists exiting workforce at higher rate than generalist colleagues

Neiman Health Policy Institute experts urged radiology leaders to use these results in evaluating issues related to retention in their own practices.

FDA seeks feedback on regulating AI-enabled medical devices

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration highlighted concerns about "data drift," which can potentially lead to performance degradation, bias or reduced reliability.

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Hospital sues nursing school after student allegedly caused patient’s fatal fall

HCA Florida West Marion Hospital said it was forced to settle a malpractice lawsuit stemming from the incident, which it believes Rasmussen University is liable for.

Medicare telehealth reimbursement returns to pre-COVID framework

Without a formal extension before the government shutdown, the flexible telemedicine reimbursement policies introduced in 2020 that removed regional barriers for Medicare patients have officially ended.

With the federal government shut down, HHS plans to furlough 40% of its workforce

The showdown between Republicans and Democrats is over subsidies to medical plans offered through the Affordable Care Act marketplace, something that Democratic leadership wants to roll back.

Management

FDA details Class I recalls for more than 1 million pacemakers—software update required

House Republicans propose reviving shelved imaging appropriate-use criteria program

Ozempic and similar weight loss drugs may impact medical imaging results

Certificate-of-need law forcing referrers to send patients across state border for radiology services

Radiation oncologists ‘deeply disturbed’ by recent NBC New report on key cancer therapy