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.

GAO says No Surprises Act is working, while radiologists, Congress push for reform
The government watchdog analyzed about 153 million radiology claims from a five-year period for its new report to Congress, with lawmakers now advocating for change.
AI allows hospital to maintain MRI productivity with 1 fewer scanner
Oulu University Hospital lost one of its MRI after relocation and consolidation but was able to maintain output with the help of deep-learning technology.
CMS defers $260M in Medicaid funds as part of ‘major crackdown on healthcare fraud’
The money was meant for Minnesota, where criminals were indicted for abusing the Medicaid system to run bogus daycare centers. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services did not specify how the state can rectify the situation to the Trump administration’s satisfaction.
FDA announces recall on infusion systems after software anomaly injures 2 patients
The recall has been designed as the most serious Class I, but the issue can be remedied with a software update. The affected devices are Ivenix Large Volume Pumps, manufactured by Fresenius Kabi.
Radiopharmaceutical targeted toward treatment-resistant cancer put on FDA's Fast Track
The treatment addresses cancers that express Nectin-4, a protein found in excess of 80% to 90% of urothelial cancer patients.

ACR rallies support for bill to punish payers who fail to pony up under No Surprises Act

Bipartisan lawmakers previously introduced the No Surprises Act Enforcement Act last summer, seeking to close loopholes in the landmark legislation.

Healthcare all but carrying jobs growth on its back—for better and for worse

The January employment situation summary, released Feb. 11 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shows an American economy leaning heavily on healthcare to put jobseekers to work.

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Lawmakers urge administration to exempt radiologists and other healthcare workers from new $100,000 visa fee

Members of Congress caution that the fee could be especially consequential for rural and urban safety net hospitals, which could be pushed “to their financial brink” if they are required to absorb the charge.

Teenage sexting a health-and-safety risk to reckon with

Around a third of teens between 13 and 17 years old are involved with sexting—either as senders, receivers or both. Among the senders, around half become victims of unwanted re-sharing.

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FDA approves medical device for pancreatic cancer therapy—the first new treatment in 30 years

Developed by Novocure, the portable Optune Pax system uses tumor treating fields aimed directly at the site of the cancer to disrupt cell reproduction. A Phase 3 clinical trial shows it improves survival by two months on average versus chemotherapy alone.

FDA fast tracks SPECT imaging agent targeted toward interstitial lung disease

Experts believe the imaging agent "has the potential to meaningfully advance early diagnosis, change the treatment paradigm and improve patient outcomes."

Rich Fabian, Medical Imaging Technology at AdvaMed Imaging chair of board, a medtech industry group made up of medical imaging companies to address higher level public policy concerns, explains key reimbursement issues impacting medical imaging.

Imaging industry group concerned about paltry insurance payment rates

Chairman Rich Fabian says AdvaMed Imaging is concerned about low Medicare pay rates and onerous rules created by private insurers.

Universal heart screening for all athletes? Not so fast, cardiologists warn

Mandates for universal ECG screening are gaining momentum as a way to combat the risk of SCA. However, the ACC warned, modern healthcare systems were not built to withstand such a rise in demand. These mandates will also result in higher costs and other unintended consequences.

Management

GAO says No Surprises Act is working, while radiologists, Congress push for reform

AI allows hospital to maintain MRI productivity with 1 fewer scanner

CMS defers $260M in Medicaid funds as part of ‘major crackdown on healthcare fraud’

FDA announces recall on infusion systems after software anomaly injures 2 patients

Radiopharmaceutical targeted toward treatment-resistant cancer put on FDA's Fast Track