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.

Cardiac CT now in the spotlight thanks to chest pain guidelines

With the elevation of cardiac CT to a 1A indication in the 2021 Chest Pain Guidelines, there has been a large amount of interest in starting coronary artery CT angiography (CCTA) programs. 

GE out with next-gen X-ray machine

GE Healthcare introduced a new fixed radiography system Aug. 2, positioning it at the high end of the category and spotlighting its capabilities as the most advanced in its family.

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Where is radiology with pay-for-performance now? 3 expert takes

JACR asked three experts on radiologist compensation for a written answer to a pressing question: In creating the ideal practice-level P4P program in 2022, what elements must be considered, avoided and emphasized?

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Radiological field offers 3 of the 10 highest-paying associate degree options: ZDNet

Surveying the landscape of well-paying jobs in reach of individuals with two-year degrees, a popular technology-business news outlet has found three of the top 10 exist within the radiological sphere.

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Ochsner Health finalizes merger with Rush

Ochsner gains seven hospitals under the deal, and the combined entity will be called Ochsner Rush Health.

Jefferson Names Joseph G. Cacchione, MD New CEO of Jefferson Health and Thomas Jefferson University

Jefferson taps Ascension Health CEO as new exec

Joseph G. Cacchione, MD, comes to Jefferson by way of Ascension Health, one of the largest private healthcare systems in the United States, where he has served as an executive since 2017

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UnitedHealth’s battle over $13B merger begins

The trial to decide if UnitedHealth Group will be allowed to pursue its $13 billion acquisition with Change Healthcare is underway.

Google, NIH converge on Arkansas over medical AI education, advancement

Data scientists and software engineers at the University of Arkansas have been awarded more than $140,000 by the NIH to educate biomedical researchers on the growing role of AI in big-data analytics.