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.

Patient sues surgeon and Allina Health for allegedly removing the wrong organ during surgery
In court documents, an unnamed Minnesota woman said that in 2022, she was admitted to an Allina Health hospital and scheduled for the removal of her infected spleen, only for an error to result in her left kidney being removed instead.
Hospital system reportedly ends contract after private radiology practice declines employment arrangement
The contract dispute is between 50-physician Radiologic Associates of Fredericksburg and Mary Washington Healthcare, which has two hospitals south of Washington, D.C.
Cyberattack on nonprofit health system triggers scam calls to patients
Kettering Health in Ohio confirmed it is experiencing a data breach impacting care delivery. However, it stopped short of saying the calls are related, as an investigation is ongoing.
FDA clears CT scanner that captures dual cardiovascular and lung cancer imaging in a single acquisition
Arineta claims the scanner as the world’s first cardiovascular and thoracic CT that can complete two life-saving scans with a single pass.
FDA clears 1st blood test for Alzheimer’s, reducing need for ‘costly’ PET imaging
The “Lumipulse G pTau217/ß-Amyloid 1-42 Plasma Ratio” test is indicated for the early detection of amyloid plaques, a hallmark sign of the neurodegenerative disease.

Strategic Radiology teams with lobbying firm to represent private practices’ interests on Capitol Hill

The partnership comes as the Biden administration works on several legislative issues that could have big implications in imaging.

‘Clinic that comes to you,’ offering free at-home imaging, expands into 3 new markets

Nice Healthcare targets small and medium sized businesses, bringing musculoskeletal and primary care services into the home using PAs and NPs.

DOJ alleges Kaiser Permanente defrauded Medicare of $1 billion

Kaiser maintains it has done nothing wrong and said it plans to "strongly" defend against lawsuits alleging otherwise.

Medical malpractice case against cardiologist and his practice results in $6.46M payment for patient’s family

The jury's decision is being appealed, according to an attorney involved in the case.

The $40 million price tag of prior authorizations exposed in new study

Data presented this week at the annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology shines a light on the massive financial burden of prior authorizations.

Geographic information systems a useful tool for population health planning in radiology

Providers have previously deployed such analytics tools in public health programs, but their use has been scarce in imaging, Johns Hopkins experts wrote in JACR.

Meet the ‘most loved’ healthcare companies

A handful of healthcare companies have made it onto Newsweek’s “Most Loved Workplaces” list.

Hospitals hamstrung by ‘obsolete’ imaging equipment, potentially endangering patients

New information shows 34% of these organizations are running MRI machines more than a decade old.

Management

Patient sues surgeon and Allina Health for allegedly removing the wrong organ during surgery

Hospital system reportedly ends contract after private radiology practice declines employment arrangement

Cyberattack on nonprofit health system triggers scam calls to patients

FDA clears CT scanner that captures dual cardiovascular and lung cancer imaging in a single acquisition

FDA clears 1st blood test for Alzheimer’s, reducing need for ‘costly’ PET imaging