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.

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Widespread variation in pediatric radiology delivery underlines ‘pressing need’ to ensure comparable quality

While attending rads were involved in initial reports 100% of the time during the day, the number dropped to 69% on weekends and 33% overnight, according to a new survey.

90% of radiology residents rely on two online resources for help during their on-call shifts

Physicians surveyed trainees across three large metropolitan residency programs for their findings, shared in Clinical Imaging.

Nanox stock plummets after startup announces another delay in novel imaging system rollout

Chairman and CEO Ran Poliakine said the setback stems from a third-party supplier of a key ceramic tube in its Nanox.ARC technology.

FDA nods to breast cancer AI, knee replacement 3D

A medical AI startup focused on breast cancer diagnostics has uncloaked from stealth mode, appointing an MD as CEO and concertedly promoting its initial software offering seven months after the FDA approved the product.

Cardiologist leaves Amazon leadership role to join digital health startup

In the past, Majmudar has also helped manage the Healthcare Transformation Lab at Massachusetts General Hospital and served as an associate professor at Harvard Medical School.

Walmart acquires telehealth provider MeMD

Walmart is advancing its healthcare capabilities with the acquisition of telehealth provider MeMD.

RadNet sees earnings surge 93%, revising 2021 projections as volumes climb amid relaxed restrictions

COVID-19 has been a “catalyst for tuck-in acquisitions,” as the company purchased 10 East Coast imaging centers in February and March, ballooning its total to 346.

Time-of-day CT demand data provide low-cost method to improve radiology resource planning, quality

An uptick in pulmonary embolism diagnoses has underlined the need to improve CTPA workflows, experts argued in a new study.

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