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.

FDA grants De Novo marketing authorization for at-home prenatal ultrasound

Women's health experts are calling the approval a "long-awaited leap forward" for obstetrical care.

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Radiology-themed escape rooms could be learning spaces of the future

Such alternative educational experiences are growing in popularity as teaching tools that give residents a more interactive learning experience. 

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MRI recall update: New guidance on issue prompting FDA Class 1 safety warning

Concerns pertain to the systems’ venting paths, but certain functions within their operating suite, manufactured by IMRIS Imaging Inc., could trigger an adverse event within the scanner itself.

Well-known cardiologist Peter A. Soukas, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FSVM, FACP, has become chief medical officer of carotid stent maker InspireMD Inc.

Cardiologist Peter Soukas becomes chief medical officer of carotid stent company

The company said the move will help it prepare for what is expected to be a rapid expansion of carotid stenting.

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Medicare releases 2026 physician fee schedule, finalizing cuts opposed by radiology

Medicare is finalizing a controversial “efficiency adjustment” and cuts related to practice expenses—both opposed by imaging groups earlier this year. 

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45% of seniors report longer wait times for care than 1 year ago, new RBMA survey finds

About 60% of those experiencing delays said they’ve struggled to find doctors who accept Medicare, the Radiology Business Management Association reports. 

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CMS 2026 physician fee schedule emphasizes chronic disease management, includes pay raise

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced a 3.26% reimbursement increase for all providers, with those enrolled in alternative payment models seeing a higher rise.

Contractor for clinician-focused addiction recovery program sued over ‘punishingly expensive’ practices

The plaintiffs, 10 nurses and one doctor, are all enrolled in the state-mandated initiative for clinicians with past substance abuse issues. The rules require monitoring and regular drug testing to prove sobriety; however, the lot argues that the contractor in charge, Maximus, is being dishonestly punitive.