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.

'Internal network issue’ forces 7 Ohio hospitals to divert emergency stroke care
Kettering Health said the Internet outage at its facilities was not caused by a cyberattack. The exact cause was not revealed.
FDA investigating Johnson & Johnson medical devices again after 5 injuries
To address this latest safety concern, the third in three months, the company is updating each device and then returning it to the customer.
Safety concern with Johnson & Johnson heart pump controllers leads to Class I recall
Some controllers were assembled with an incorrect part, potentially impacting device performance. The FDA shared an early alert about this issue in August. It has been linked to one patient's death.
FDA clears next-generation platform for AI-powered heart assessments
An updated version of Heartflow's Plaque Analysis platform has gained FDA clearance. In addition, the company announced that Cigna will cover the platform going forward.
Trump asks women to ‘fight like hell’ not to take Tylenol as FDA announces autism risk
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a letter to physicians Monday, urging them to consider the risks associated with maternal use of acetaminophen, which it said includes the development of autism or ADHD. However, the agency admitted a "causal relationship has not been established."

The highest starting salaries among U.S. physicians

Starting salaries for specialist physicians have mostly increased over the last year. Demand for those specialists is also on the rise.

Highly referenced breast density education hub makes patient-driven updates

Citing low health literacy as a barrier between providers and patients in overcoming healthcare disparities, DenseBreast-info.org updated their breast density materials to include more patient-friendly, “simple language.”

Autoimmune patients caught in crossfire of Supreme Court's Roe decision

Some patients with certain autoimmune diseases are finding it difficult to obtain their prescriptions for methotrexate as a result of changing abortion care laws.

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Cardiologists earn some of healthcare’s highest starting salaries

These findings come from a new report on recruiting incentives among U.S. physicians and advanced practitioners. Interventional cardiologists earn the second highest starting salary of any specialty, with non-invasive cardiologists not far behind.

Contrast shortage update: FDA opens door for U.S. providers to order foreign-labeled Bayer contrast media

Per Bayer’s communications, the contrast agent is manufactured at the same site in Berlin, Germany as the Ultravist that is intended for U.S. markets, but due to its intended distribution abroad it lacks current FDA-approved labeling.

Imaging-based COVID study finds blood clots twice as likely with infection vs. vaccination

A retrospective analysis of cross-sectional venograms shows only 4.5% of a teaching hospital’s COVID-vaccinated patients had a clotting condition in early 2021. Meanwhile the rate for the unvaccinated was 10.1%.

Canon grows footprint with acquisition of regional distributor

A longtime distributor and servicer of Canon medical imaging equipment is being acquired by Canon Medical Systems USA.

Startup OEM expands pediatric use cases for portable MRI

Portable MRI maker Hyperfine is touting a new capability in its Swoop scanner that may appeal to pediatric neurologists and neurosurgeons as well as neuroradiologists.

Management

'Internal network issue’ forces 7 Ohio hospitals to divert emergency stroke care

FDA investigating Johnson & Johnson medical devices again after 5 injuries

Safety concern with Johnson & Johnson heart pump controllers leads to Class I recall

FDA clears next-generation platform for AI-powered heart assessments

Trump asks women to ‘fight like hell’ not to take Tylenol as FDA announces autism risk