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.

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.
5 things to know about AI-toting healthcare ‘unicorns’
Why do investors equate these companies with beautiful, mythical beasts? Because startups with such dazzling attributes are—or long were—rarely seen.

Most routine imaging should be scheduled 6 weeks after 2nd vaccine dose, major cancer centers say

A multidisciplinary team of more than a dozen experts across three “leading” tertiary care centers shared their guidance in RSNA's Radiology.

Radiology groups part of 1M provider coalition urging Congress to quash future Medicare pay cuts

The ACR and numerous others want lawmakers to stop using budget neutrality to enact “arbitrary reductions to reimbursement unrelated to the cost of providing care.”

Working group debuts standard for AI in healthcare trustworthiness

Several issues with AI can “make people suspicious” of the technology when applied to healthcare, according to the Consumer Technology Association.

American Board of Radiology says ‘persistent barriers’ preventing it from reducing user fees

The doc-certification group recently switched to a virtual exam business model and anticipated the change would help reduce costs.

Radiology practice helps administer COVID-19 vaccinations using its mobile mammography units

Desert Imaging plans to partner with El Paso County to transport doses of the lifesaving drug to vulnerable members of the community.

Hospitals face long recovery from COVID-19 financial hits

Hospitals and health systems are facing an uphill battle for the foreseeable future when it comes to getting their finances back on track from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new findings from Kaufman Hall.

Star ratings really do reflect quality of care in Medicare Advantage

Higher star ratings may be associated with better patient outcomes in Medicare Advantage plans, according to a study published in Health Affairs.

ACR ‘greatly pleased’ with the American Medical Association’s new payment policy leader

Ezequiel Silva III, MD, a practicing San Antonio radiologist, will chair the 32-member AMA Multispecialty Relative Value Scale Update Committee.

Management

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

5 things to know about AI-toting healthcare ‘unicorns’