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.

Lavish kickback scandal costs California health system $32M
Community Health System and Physician Network Advantage, an affiliated technology consultancy firm, were accused of bribing physicians for patient referrals in the form of paid vacations, expensive gifts and business meetings held at strip clubs.
Rite Aid sells over 1,000 pharmacies to competitors, including CVS and Walgreens
The deals account for most of Rite Aid’s remaining stores, as the bankrupt chain nears its final days.
Small pharmacies stockpile drugs as tariff fears grow
KFF Health News interviewed multiple independent pharmacies for a new report, detailing their basements full of generic and specialty drugs as a hedge against supply shocks.
Johnson & Johnson MedTech ordered to pay $147M for antitrust violations
The company told Cardiovascular Business it respectfully disagrees with the jury's decision and is evaluating all possible legal options going forward. The Association of Medical Device Reprocessors, meanwhile, celebrated the news.
American Hospital Association, ACR urge administration to protect imaging from tariffs
The hospital trade group highlighted a recent survey, which found that 82% of healthcare experts expect tariff-related expenses to raise hospital costs by at least 15%.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock's YouTube project earns high marks from radiology residency interview candidates

The video format was preferred over text-based media by 77% of survey respondents, doctors with the Ivy League medical school reported in Academic Radiology.

Radiology’s $495,451 average annual compensation ranks 12th among highest paid specialties

Neurosurgery landed the top spot at more than $773,000 followed by thoracic and orthopedic surgeons, according to new data from Doximity.

UnitedHealth Group pushes back timeline of $13B Change Healthcare acquisition

The two healthcare heavyweights had originally hoped to complete their merger in 2021's second half but will take more time, according to an SEC filing.

Five hospital groups join AHA, AMA legal challenge against surprise billing provision

The Federation of American Hospitals and Association of American Medical Colleges are among those organizations that filed an amicus brief in December.

Radiologists say time has come for institutions to take action against burnout: 5 tips

Individual physicians have carried the burden of ensuring their own wellness for too long. Rad departments must step up and support them, experts argued.

Radiologists join AMA in urging courts to preserve COVID-19 vaccination requirements

The American Medical Association, Society of Interventional Radiology, and others are pressing appeals courts to suspend previous rulings.

Akumin bills itself as nation’s No. 2 radiology services provider following $820M Alliance acquisition

The combined company now covers 46 states, serving 1,000 hospital and healthcare providers with more than 230 fixed-site radiology and oncology centers.

Investor-backed homecare startup acquires another imaging provider, broadening reach in radiology

After acquiring Dynamic Mobile Imaging, DispatchHealth now offers ultrasound, radiography and other at-home services across 49 markets in 29 states.

Management

Lavish kickback scandal costs California health system $32M

Rite Aid sells over 1,000 pharmacies to competitors, including CVS and Walgreens

Small pharmacies stockpile drugs as tariff fears grow

Johnson & Johnson MedTech ordered to pay $147M for antitrust violations

American Hospital Association, ACR urge administration to protect imaging from tariffs