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 from researchers at Trilliant Health found that common symptoms such as cough, nausea and rash are often coded as complex medical events, which earn increased reimbursement.
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.

100-year-old radiologist dies from COVID-19

Kenneth Kaess' career spanned decades and took him to all corners of the country, according to a death notice published in local newspapers.

American Board of Radiology warns of phone scam targeting test takers

ABR emphasized Wednesday that it will never call diplomates asking for payment on the spot.

Radiologists must ‘urgently’ weigh imaging’s role in climate change: 4 areas to begin

American College of Radiology President Geraldine McGinty, MD, MBA, is among those calling on the specialty to take action.

Imaging provider Solis Mammography enters 10th major market with latest partnership

The Addison, Texas-based radiology firm now operates more than 85 imaging centers, both wholly owned and via hospital joint ventures.

Nanox ramping up construction of fabrication plant amid increased demand for imaging system

The Israel-based startup is spending about $40 million on the facility, which it hopes to have up and running in the first quarter of 2022, officials said Wednesday.

Healthcare consolidation deserves stronger antitrust examination

More consolidation across the healthcare sector is on the horizon thanks in part to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an opinion by Commonwealth Fund leaders published in Harvard Business Review.

Female trainees made up only 26% of U.S. radiology residents over past 12 years

Other traditionally male-dominated specialties have increased gender parity, but there's been little progress among imaging providers, experts said in a new analysis.

Radiology department bolsters staff knowledge on LGBTQ care with simple intervention

Dozens of team members have now taken part and they’re beginning to see results, according to a new Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology 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