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.

Radiologists increasingly affiliating with multiple practices, a trend most pronounced among young rads
Early adoption of multiple practice affiliations signals this trend "will become the norm rather than an exception," experts write in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
Rural patients less likely to undergo PET imaging for prostate cancer
Experts suggest possible remedies to this disparity, including mobile PET units or establishing hub-and-spoke care models.
Radiologist says moral distress has made her contemplate suicide
Indiana University radiologist Richard B. Gunderman, MD, PhD, shared the story of an anonymous colleague's moral distress, hoping to humanize this issue.
Radiology practice SimonMed Imaging touts launch of 2 new AI services with out-of-pocket charges
The more advanced Mammogram+ Heart costs $90 and uses breast images to assess women's heart health.
HHS, RFK sued by medical associations over COVID policy shift
Multiple professional groups, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Physicians, challenge recent policy changes to vaccine recommendations for COVID-19, which end routine inoculations for minors and pregnant women.

$9.5M jury award after CT reveals surgical sponge left in woman for 5 years

A radiologist spotted the sponge during a subsequent ED visit, but the info never made it to the patient nor the ordering physician.

New research sheds light on imbalance in cancer imaging studies

The analysis examined 620 cancer imaging studies from the top 25 imaging-related journals to come up with publication-to-incidence and publication-to-mortality ratios.

Patients prioritize higher imaging sensitivity over lower costs when weighing HCC screening options

These results have important implications for understanding patient preferences as determinants of adherence, imaging experts wrote recently.

Sarcoma-suspected incidental imaging findings often irrelevant while posing significant financial burden

“Because these incidentalomas can be considered clinically irrelevant, we believe that there is no benefit in detecting them," experts wrote in Clinical Imaging.

American College of Radiology joins other medical societies in speaking out over Ukraine crisis

“The ACR and its members stand ready to assist and support our radiologic colleagues and other medical providers in Ukraine," the group said March 4.

Prior authorization burdens are increasing

Healthcare leaders agree prior authorization burdens are increasing.

5 Tips for creating an ergonomically sound setup for radiologists

Rising workloads have resulted in radiologists spending more time than ever before in front of computer screens, increasing the need for proper ergonomics.

GoodRx acquires vitaCare for $150M

GoodRx, a healthcare platform that offers telemedicine and prescription drug discounts, has agreed to acquire vitaCare Prescription Services for $150 million.

Management

Radiologists increasingly affiliating with multiple practices, a trend most pronounced among young rads

Rural patients less likely to undergo PET imaging for prostate cancer

Radiologist says moral distress has made her contemplate suicide

Radiology practice SimonMed Imaging touts launch of 2 new AI services with out-of-pocket charges

HHS, RFK sued by medical associations over COVID policy shift