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.

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%.
Hunger, recent travel and occupational exhaustion significantly impact radiologists’ breast imaging reads
These findings signal the “urgent need” for interventions to address workload management, provide adequate resources and promote rad well-being.
University of Maryland names new radiology chair
Tarek N. Hanna, MD, is a nationally recognized expert in emergency and trauma radiology, currently working for Emory in Atlanta.
Upcoding on the rise across all outpatient settings, study finds
A report by researchers at Trilliant Health found that common symptoms—such as cough, nausea and rash—are often coded as complex medical events, resulting in higher reimbursement rates.

ACR stays neutral on bill granting Medicare coverage for radiology assistant services in all settings

Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., introduced the Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2021 in the Senate earlier this month, drawing rad tech support.

$4.1B savings for Medicare thanks to shared savings program

Medicare’s Shared Savings Program (MSSP) saw its best financial performance in 2020, with 513 participating ACOs saving the CMS more than $4 billion gross and almost $2 billion net.

Virtual reality helps radiology department significantly reduce pain and anxiety during contrast delivery

Those involved see VR’s role growing further in imaging, with plans to use the goggles to help decrease stress and claustrophobia during MRI exams.

coronavirus COVID-19 vaccine vaccination

CT technologist organizes protest against hospital’s vaccine, testing requirements

John Matland says he and others are prepared to lose their jobs over the issue and did not change his stance after the FDA gave full approval to the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Monday.

Regulators OK order barring imaging center operator Akumin’s management from trading company stock

The publicly traded radiology group, which operates 138 centers, said the directive will prevent its CEO and CFO from trading shares until the firm furnishes key financial documents.

Hospital system launches nation’s first fully mobile low-dose CT lung cancer screening program

West Virginia University Medicine hopes its new LDCT pilot can serve as the model for a nationwide mobile screening rollout.

Hospitals, payers slippery when ‘transparent’

Why is it common for patients with no coverage at all to pay much lower prices than their insured peers—or for those with high-deductible plans to pay out of pocket even after reaching the high deductible?

Hospitals, insurers charging ‘wildly’ different amounts for same imaging services, new investigation reveals

A knee MRI at health giant Mass General in Boston runs anywhere from $800-$4,000 depending on an individual's insurance plan, the New York Times uncovered.

Management

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

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

Hunger, recent travel and occupational exhaustion significantly impact radiologists’ breast imaging reads

University of Maryland names new radiology chair

Upcoding on the rise across all outpatient settings, study finds