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.

Newswatch: Trump’s AI extraversion, FDA’s first CAIO, healthcare AI’s true value, more
Where a cautious President Biden wanted to confine American AI know-how to America, a freewheeling President Trump wants to turn it loose—at least to select friends and allies.
AvaMed CEO warns Senate that tariffs threaten medtech innovation
Scott Whitaker, the CEO of the industry lobby AvaMed, told the Senate Finance Committee that he fears tariffs will only raise the cost of care and put patients at risk if companies are unable to overcome supply chain disruptions.
Report: UnitedHealth under investigation by DOJ for criminal fraud
Citing sources familiar with the matter, the Wall Street Journal reports that UnitedHealth Group is being investigated for criminal fraud, likely stemming from its Medicare Advantage billing practices.
UnitedHealth agrees to $1.8M settlement over robocall complaint
The unwanted spam calls were associated with Optum's home healthcare service. Plaintiffs alleged they received the marketing calls despite opting out and never signing up, in violation of federal consumer protection laws. The company does not admit to wrongdoing.
FDA approves industry's first hands-free interventional X-ray system
Its voice recognition capabilities give providers the ability to maneuver the system and view images in real-time hands-free.

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Early career radiologists must educate themselves about the perils of private equity-backed imaging

That's according to an opinion piece from one resident physician, published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

‘A major regulatory win’: Imaging advocates praise new rule enhancing coverage for breakthrough devices

Both MITA and AdvaMed had been advocating for this new pathway expediting patient access to innovative imaging technologies and other medical devices.

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For radiology practices, 4 financial lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic

Experts from five leading medical centers offered their money must-dos in a review published Wednesday in Academic Radiology.

Radiology quality-improvement program could cut imaging spending by $433M if used across Medicare

The Radiology Support, Communication and Alignment Network, or R-SCAN, operates by having referrers, rads and patients work together to bolster imaging appropriateness.

Longtime Mississippi radiologist, health board leader and ACR honorary fellow dies from COVID-19

Ed Dalton Barham, MD, spent 35 years at Merit Health Woman’s Hospital in Flowood, serving as CMO and board chairman at the time of his death.

Two more big-name players in radiology services reportedly exploring sales

On the heels of Mednax selling its imaging business line to Rad Partners, SimonMed and LucidHealth are also allegedly entertaining offers, according to a recently published report.

Only 1 healthcare-specific AI startup makes a Forbes top 25

After perusing info on AI startups as compiled by Crunchbase, Forbes senior contributor Louis Columbus has named one “to watch” in 2021 that serves exclusively healthcare.

Controversial radiologist and former White House COVID-19 advisor Scott Atlas deletes Twitter account

He told reporters that the platform’s decision to purge some 70K users after Jan. 6 riots on Capitol Hill influenced his thinking.

Management

Newswatch: Trump’s AI extraversion, FDA’s first CAIO, healthcare AI’s true value, more

AvaMed CEO warns Senate that tariffs threaten medtech innovation

Report: UnitedHealth under investigation by DOJ for criminal fraud

UnitedHealth agrees to $1.8M settlement over robocall complaint

FDA approves industry's first hands-free interventional X-ray system