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.

President Trump finalizes spending bill with 2.5% rad pay bump, but no inflation-based Medicare reform
The bill also includes some $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts, with nearly 12 million kicked off insurance, drawing criticism from the American Medical Association and hospital lobbying groups.
Radiology among specialties seeing greatest year-over-year gains in compensation: AMGA
Experts believe the data signal a continuing shortage of physicians across radiology and other specialties.
Survey unearths confusion among women around when to start mammograms
Among 1,600 U.S. adults surveyed, about 49% said they know that age 40 is when women at average risk should begin screening.
Strategic Radiology expands to 25th state with addition of Alaska Imaging
Based in Anchorage, the state’s largest community, the 25-year-old practice employs 20 board-certified radiologists delivering diagnostic and interventional services.
‘Flesh-eating’ hoax on UnitedHealth leaves Las Vegas woman behind bars
Jennifer Forbes, 50, allegedly sent a cryptic, threatening letter to a UnitedHealthcare office along with an unknown substance. She has been charged with two counts of terrorism.

Department of Justice fires back over Texas physicians’ surprise billing lawsuit

The DOJ believes providers have no standing in the closely watched case, as they have not demonstrated the law will negatively impact the profession.

American College of Radiology strongly opposes state’s plan to relax doc supervision requirements

Removing this longstanding safety standard would degrade care quality without increasing patient access, ACR CEO William Thorwarth Jr. wrote recently.

COVID-19 claims another in-person medical imaging conference

The Association for Medical Imaging Management is shelving its February show in Savannah, Georgia, citing ongoing challenges stemming from the latest variant.

Mark Cuban’s prescription drug company launches online pharmacy for affordable medications

The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company promises to bypass middlemen and "outrageous" markups for more than 100 medications.

Only 21% of U.S. hospitals comply with price transparency mandate for shoppable imaging exams

The maximum charge for a contrast-enhanced pelvic CT was listed as $14,238 compared to a minimum of $193, exemplifying a wide variation in exam pricing.

82% of radiologists surveyed say they’re in a happy marriage

The finding, placing the specialty in the middle of the pack, is part of Medscape’s 2022 Physician Lifestyle & Happiness Report, released Jan. 14.

Use of ‘financial coping strategies’ common among patients unable to shoulder high imaging costs

Responses to hefty out-of-pocket costs include decreasing household spending, dipping into savings, or taking on debt, experts detailed in JACR.

Private equity-backed Rayus Radiology reveals additional expansion plans

The growing imaging group is launching two new outpatient centers, ballooning its national total to 152 and counting.

Management

President Trump finalizes spending bill with 2.5% rad pay bump, but no inflation-based Medicare reform

Radiology among specialties seeing greatest year-over-year gains in compensation: AMGA

Survey unearths confusion among women around when to start mammograms

Strategic Radiology expands to 25th state with addition of Alaska Imaging

‘Flesh-eating’ hoax on UnitedHealth leaves Las Vegas woman behind bars