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.

GE provides update on contrast media shortage

The COVID lockdowns at the Shanghai plant began on March 31, and although the plant there has since resumed operations, they are not yet at 100% capacity.

PACS hack lawsuit tossed

A federal judge has dismissed a class-action lawsuit filed by patients over a data breach at a four-location radiology practice and its countrywide parent company.

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American Hospital Association strikes back on labor report

A recent article from The Wall Street Journal failed to capture the full scale of rising expenses for hospitals, the AHA said in a recent statement. 

 

Hospital finance

Hospital CEOs are leaving their roles at a record pace

Among hospital chiefs, 36 have left their roles year to date, compared to just 20 during the same time period in 2021.

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CMS updates Medicare site for more user-friendly experience

CMS has been updating its Medicare website since 2021 to make it easier to use, most recently redesigning the home page.

Cardiologist allegedly created and sold ransomware tools to hackers

One of the cardiologist's creations, "Thanos," allowed his clients to develop their own ransomware software and rent it out to other criminals. 

Hospital finance

Collecting Earned Revenue: How AI Maximizes Radiology Payments

Sponsored by Infinx Healthcare

Today’s most pioneering radiology groups are using artificial intelligence to chase down payments, increase patient satisfaction, relieve front and back office workload, and recoup earned revenues.

AHA presses GE for a detailed progress report on CT contrast shortage

The American Hospital Association is asking GE Healthcare to more fully apprise AHA’s nearly 5,000 member organizations of what the company is doing to help ameliorate the ongoing disruption in supplies of Omnipaque (iohexol).