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.

‘No Kings’ in healthcare: leaders serve patients by following the clinical problem
California’s decision to restrict the use of the title “doctor” in clinical settings underscores a growing disconnect between healthcare policy and the realities of modern care delivery. In an op-ed, health policy professor and former Virginia legislator, Dawn M. Adams, DNP, and Marissa J. Levine, MD, a public health physician and former Virginia health commissioner, argue that rigid physician-centric hierarchies no longer reflect how patients actually receive care.
Vascular surgeon accused of double murder pleads not guilty
The 39-year-old vascular surgeon allegedly killed his ex-wife and her husband on Dec. 30. If convicted, he faces the possibility of life in prison without parole.
CVRx hopes new research will expand access to heart failure therapy
The BENEFIT-HF trial, scheduled to begin enrollment in the months ahead, could significantly increase the number of patients eligible for CVRx's Barostim therapy.
IVL competition heats up as Boston Scientific enters US market
Shockwave Medical, now a part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech, sits at the top of the IVL market, but things are starting to get more competitive. Boston Scientific gained its own IVL system when it acquired Bolt Medical in 2025.
SimonMed Imaging must reform billing practices, pay fine after settling state AG’s lawsuit
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes had accused the Scottsdale-based radiology group of issuing delayed refunds after allegedly using questionable upfront billing practices.

FDA announces recall of biopsy device after 14 injuries and 1 death

The voluntary recall pertains to the ViziShot 2 FLEX from Olympus, which is used with ultrasound-guidance to help diagnose and stage lung cancer.

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Clinic files lawsuit after neighboring imaging center allegedly leaks radiation through shared wall

Clinic Director Paulette Valentine first suspected the problem after her employees fell ill, with one individual developing leukemia.

Cigna will cover CT imaging artificial intelligence software nationwide

The Bloomfield, Connecticut-based payer has committed to covering plaque analysis software offered by several competing vendors including Heartflow.

Radiologists buy back control of practice from private equity platform

Jones Radiology had been part of fellow Australian company I-Med Radiology Network for over 25 years before buying back the 49% company stake.

Lawsuit against Ascension over data breach affecting 5.6M patients moves forward

The 2024 ransomware attack on Ascension Health impacted operations in 12 states and led to protected health information being taken by hackers. A class action of plaintiffs is seeking damages.

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Medical marijuana company sued after 1M records leaked online

Ohio Medical Alliance, which operates in six states to help individuals obtain medical marijuana cards, is facing a class action lawsuit after a cybersecurity researcher discovered a 323 GB trove of patient data online.

Pre-imaging pain medication may impact accuracy of abdominal ultrasounds

New data published in Emergency Radiology suggest this common practice could skew the results of some scans.

Anders Gilberg, MGA, Senior Vice President, Government Affairs at Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), said the rapid fire changes in healthcare policy under the Trump administration has been a whirlwind with a mix of reactions by stakeholders to policies based on reality and and also perception of possible impacts. #MGMA

MGMA weighs in on Washington’s political turmoil, Medicaid cuts and healthcare policy uncertainty

“It’s been a whirlwind,” Anders Gilberg, senior vice president of government affairs at MGMA, told HealthExec. “Rarely do we have an administration come in and do so much in such a short period of time.”

Management

‘No Kings’ in healthcare: leaders serve patients by following the clinical problem

Vascular surgeon accused of double murder pleads not guilty

CVRx hopes new research will expand access to heart failure therapy

IVL competition heats up as Boston Scientific enters US market

SimonMed Imaging must reform billing practices, pay fine after settling state AG’s lawsuit