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.

Hologic closing $18B merger deal as CEO announces retirement
The Marlborough, Massachusetts-based breast imaging vendor expects its sale to TPG and Blackstone to officially close on April 7.
Medicare delays prior authorization pilot program for key interventional radiology service
CMS officially announced the move on April 6, with it applying to the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) Model.
Anthem expands policy that punishes hospitals who use out-of-network radiologists into new state
The insurer (also known as Elevance) first launched its new “nonparticipating care providers” policy across 11 states beginning on Jan. 1, drawing widespread criticism.
Arizona cardiology practice paying $3.85M to resolve lawsuit after data breach
The 2023 incident potentially gave an attacker access to the names, addresses and Social Security numbers of thousands of heart patients.
Connecticut hospital accused of running ‘fake’ telehealth ICU that led to man’s death
Bridgeport Hospital, part of Yale New Haven Health, is accused in a lawsuit of not staffing an overnight physician in an intensive care unit. It’s alleged that the remote care coordination caused delays that led to the death of 26-year-old Conor Hylton, who was experiencing emergency seizure-like symptoms.

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4 key factors that impact prostate MRI quality

MRI is an essential tool for diagnosing and managing the disease, but poor image quality and interpretation variability continue to hinder its widespread adoption

Imaging advocates express frustration with final hospital outpatient payment rule

Medicare is reassigning one CPT code for SPECT scans, which will result in a 57% reduction in reimbursement for certain imaging exams.

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House lawmakers propose bill to bolster payment for imaging AI

The Health Tech Investment Act would assign all U.S. FDA-cleared AI devices to a new classification under the hospital outpatient payment system.

Rad Partners affiliate Empire State Radiology inks in-network deal with Cigna

Located in the Long Island community of Rockville Centre, New York, ESR’s new agreement spans multiple years, beginning on Nov. 15.

AI news & views in brief: AI as healthcare cure-all, AI-experienced med students, more

If we would just let it do its thing, AI could fix practically everything that’s wrong with U.S. healthcare.

Choon-Sik Jhun, MS, PhD, from Penn State

Researchers receive $3.2M in federal funding to test new heart pump for children

The device, currently just a prototype, could be the first of its kind to gain FDA approval.

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Match Day results put spotlight on interventional cardiology’s workforce woes

Interventional cardiology's second Match Day was a significant success. Due to a lack of candidates, however, dozens of fellowship positions remain unfilled.

HHS out with bold AI strategy to ‘unleash a new era of wellbeing for a healthier America’

The Department of Health and Human Services has unfurled a roadmap for aligning its approach to AI adoption in healthcare with the broad AI aspirations of President Trump.

Management

Hologic closing $18B merger deal as CEO announces retirement

Medicare delays prior authorization pilot program for key interventional radiology service

Anthem expands policy that punishes hospitals who use out-of-network radiologists into new state

Arizona cardiology practice paying $3.85M to resolve lawsuit after data breach

Connecticut hospital accused of running ‘fake’ telehealth ICU that led to man’s death