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.

Turning off daily dormant CT scanners saves money, cuts carbon, rewards teamwork
Want to run your imaging operation more cost-effectively while doing the planet a favor? Just hit the “off” switch on your CT machines whenever they won’t be needed for any appreciable span of time.
Lung cancer research calls screening guidelines into question
Lung cancer rates among people with no history of smoking are on the rise, but certain populations are disproportionately affected.
ACR tries different approaches to engage members and Congress at annual meeting
Dana Smetherman, MD, CEO of the American College of Radiology, explains changes to the ACR annual meeting designed to better engage members and to make radiology's voice heard more clearly on Capitol Hill.
Key pitfalls to avoid when using PET imaging for patients with coronary artery disease
To aid in the PET imaging of patients with heart disease, the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging has developed new guidelines.
NIH will offer $10M to develop new imaging AI algorithms focused on unmet needs
The National Institutes of Health recently updated the grant page for its PRIMED-AI program, which was previously announced in May.

Metastatic prostate cancer cases surge following USPSTF-recommended slowdown in screenings

New PET imaging techniques with higher sensitivity may have also contributed to these trends, USC experts wrote in JAMA Open Network.

Less than half of lung cancer screening program websites mention radiologists

Such omissions represent an inaccurate portrayal of LCS and missed opportunity to highlight the specialty's central role, experts argued.

Medical liability premiums surge again

Medical liability premiums have risen significantly again for the third consecutive year, according to an analysis from the American Medical Association (AMA).

Healthcare groups urge Congress to extend hospital-at-home waivers

Dozens of healthcare groups have banded together to ask Congress to extend waivers for hospital care at home that were granted during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pfizer finalizes $6.7 billion acquisition of Arena Pharmaceuticals, gaining key cardiovascular treatments

Etrasimod, an oral medication developed to treat certain inflammatory conditions, was at the center of Pfizer’s acquisition, but some key cardiovascular assets were also part of the transaction.

AI adoption is lagging in radiology and the rest of healthcare. Brookings experts answer why

Lack of trust in algorithms, challenges in data collection, and regulatory barriers are all impeding progress, the Washington-based research outfit argued.

Malpractice statute of limitations does not apply to hospital’s suit against radiology practice, court rules

Indiana's Medical Malpractice Act does not extend beyond the physician-patient relationship to encompass commercial contracts between providers, according to a recent ruling.

JACR study explores potential bias in patient experience scores and how providers can respond

Such metrics are increasingly important in both healthcare quality and reimbursement, New York cancer care experts wrote recently.

Management

Turning off daily dormant CT scanners saves money, cuts carbon, rewards teamwork

Lung cancer research calls screening guidelines into question

ACR tries different approaches to engage members and Congress at annual meeting

Key pitfalls to avoid when using PET imaging for patients with coronary artery disease

NIH will offer $10M to develop new imaging AI algorithms focused on unmet needs