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 insulin delivery pods
Small tears were found on the inside of some of Insulet Corporation's Omnipod 5 pods. The issue was linked to a total of 18 serious adverse events.
New dyslipidemia guideline puts add-on testing, early screening in the spotlight
The updated recommendations represent a collaboration between the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association and several other U.S. healthcare organizations.
Cardiology practice, cardiologists pay $4.75M to resolve DOJ fraud allegations
The physicians allegedly performed medically unnecessary ablation procedures as part of a years-long fraud scheme.
Radiology groups push UnitedHealthcare and Cigna to update payment policies for key service
The American College of Radiology, Society of Interventional Radiology and others are concerned about how the two commercial insurers regulate peripheral nerve stimulation.
Veterans facing significant challenges accessing radiology services, VA watchdog says
In one instance, a veteran's wife reported difficulty scheduling a critical imaging appointment for her husband amid concern his cancer was spreading.

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Private equity healthcare deals hit $90B in 2022, with AI one key 'sector to watch'

Investors continue to pour funds into radiology and other segments of medicine, seeking shelter from volatility seen elsewhere.

Private equity in healthcare: Deals decreased in 2022, but market was still active

"Healthcare private equity has earned a recession-proof reputation," according to one expert.

Radiologists now operating under UnitedHealth ownership after industry giant buys prominent practice

“Crystal Run has long recognized that the fee-for-service reimbursement model is broken," the practice's CEO said in an email to employees.

Healthcare leaders make list of world's richest people

Nearly three dozen healthcare leaders were included in this year’s list of the richest people in the world, according to Forbes, which recently published its “World’s Billionaires List."

AI predicts the likelihood of a common TAVR complication

Many patients still require a permanent pacemaker following TAVR. In fact, it is more common after TAVR than after surgical aortic valve replacement.

Abortion pill legality in question after conflicting federal judgments

The use of a common medication used to end pregnancy is now in question after a federal judge in Texas struck down its legality in a shocking decision.

Cardiologists say FTC’s noncompete clause proposal could ‘impact every cardiovascular professional in the US’

“Without a doubt, this proposal created strong feelings across our membership," ACC President B. Hadley Wilson, MD, said in a statement.

Sunil Rao, MD, FSCAI, 2022-23 President of the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), and director of interventional cardiology NYU Langone, explains efforts by SCAI to address the shift in interventional procedures from hospitals to less expensive ambulatory surgical centers (ASC).

Maintaining quality is key as more cardiac procedures migrate to outpatient ASCs

SCAI President Sunil Rao, MD, discussed the group's efforts to address the shift in interventional procedures from hospitals to less expensive ambulatory surgical centers.

Management

FDA announces recall of insulin delivery pods

New dyslipidemia guideline puts add-on testing, early screening in the spotlight

Cardiology practice, cardiologists pay $4.75M to resolve DOJ fraud allegations

Radiology groups push UnitedHealthcare and Cigna to update payment policies for key service

Veterans facing significant challenges accessing radiology services, VA watchdog says