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.

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.
CVS, Kroger among bidders for Rite Aid stores and prescription data
According to a report, Walgreens also expressed interest in an unknown number of pharmacies as Rite Aid seeks to liquidate all its assets.
Cardiology employment models undergoing a dramatic shift
Gerald G. Blackwell, MD, MBA, MedAxiom's president and CEO, examined how different cardiology employment models look today compared to even a decade ago.
Former HHS Secretary Tom Price: Immigration reform could alleviate healthcare staffing crisis
Tom Price, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, and former secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) is an advocate for changing immigration policy to help solve the growing shortage of doctors and nurses in the U.S.
Original Banksy artwork headed to auction—proceeds will help fund heart research
The piece in question, which features a red heart-shaped balloon, has an unusual origin story, even by Banksy’s standards.

Insurance giant Aetna expands coverage for annual low-dose CT lung cancer screening: ‘Lifesaving’

The American College of Radiology had urged the Hartford, Connecticut-based company to revise its payment policy to match new USPSTF guidelines.

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Fresh off her Senate confirmation, imaging group asks new CMS chief for help in post-COVID recovery

MITA addressed a 9-page letter to Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, following her recent confirmation as the first Black woman to lead the trillion-dollar agency.

More evidence female radiologists are bearing the brunt of COVID-19’s impact on imaging

Female physicians with young children reported a “significant” decrease in work-from-home productivity compared to males in the same situation.

4 ways radiology practices can strengthen their price transparency strategy while outshining competitors

Most nonhospital-based groups fall outside of the new CMS rule, but there’s still an opportunity to adopt this mindset and attract new customers, experts wrote recently.

Radiologist launching nationwide chain of outpatient centers with shadow investor’s $125M backing

Joel Rainwater, MD, just opened his flagship location in Gilbert, Arizona, housed in a 15,000-square-foot former Walmart Neighborhood Store.

Radiologists, CDC warn of myocarditis in young adults after COVID-19 vaccination

Cardiac MRI helped confirm one recent diagnosis of this concern, imaging experts detailed in Radiology Case Reports.

Radiology vendor United Imaging eyes $1 billion initial public offering

Founded in 2011, the Shanghai-based firm recently scored U.S. FDA clearance for products tied to nuclear and MR imaging.

Radiologist must apologize to family after missing free gas on CT prior to patient’s death

A government watchdog said the miss was solely attributed to the radiologist, with “no contributing systemic or other issues.”

Management

Upcoding on the rise across all outpatient settings, study finds

CVS, Kroger among bidders for Rite Aid stores and prescription data

Cardiology employment models undergoing a dramatic shift

Former HHS Secretary Tom Price: Immigration reform could alleviate healthcare staffing crisis

Original Banksy artwork headed to auction—proceeds will help fund heart research