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.

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Cardiology groups among the voices concerned about more medical device tariffs

When the Trump administration requested public input on adding more tariffs for PPE and all medical devices, hundreds of public comments were submitted. One common concern among those responses is that healthcare providers could be left with significantly higher costs. 

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Experts share new recommendations for managing benign breast lesions

The guidelines are a collaboration between the American Society of Breast Surgeons and the Society of Breast Imaging.

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Healthcare AI today: Spending skyrockets, UnitedHealth finetunes AI claims processing, more

If you’ve sensed healthcare AI spending has been going extra-gangbusters over the past year or so, your perceptions are impressively attuned.

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UnitedHealthcare cutting radiology group pay rates in bid to preserve affordability

“Rapidly rising healthcare costs continue to be a top concern for members and their employers," the nation's largest commercial insurer wrote in a recent letter to an unidentified imaging group. 

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Radiologist, radiation oncologist elected to National Academy of Medicine

The independent, nonprofit—which provides objective advice on health policy—has picked Pamela K. Woodard, MD, and David G. Kirsch, MD, PhD, for the prestigious designation. 

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Minnesota investigates nonprofit hospital’s use of illegal noncompete contracts

Such contract provisions are illegal in the state. However, doctors at Aspirus Health’s St. Luke’s Hospital said they’re being pressured to sign contract renewals with noncompete clauses under threat of termination.

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AI could reduce reliance on gadolinium for contrast-enhanced MRI

New artificial intelligence technology could be used as a complimentary tool alongside low-dose GBCAs to enhance exams without sacrificing image quality.

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Hospital system sues UnitedHealth over ‘denied, delayed’ Medicare Advantage reimbursement

Tennessee-based Ballad Health said it's tried for years to resolve the issues with the insurer but now has 'no choice' but to take legal action, as denied claims are leading to longer hospital stays and higher expenses.