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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‘Long overdue’: Radiology groups urge ABR to allow 12 weeks of medical leave during residency

Doing so would establish the boards as a "trailblazer among medical specialties," dozens of docs wrote Tuesday in RSNA's Radiology

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Endologix acquires medical device company focused on peripheral artery disease

PQ Bypass, the company Endologix acquired, has gained significant attention for its Detour platform, an investigational treatment for percutaneous femoral-popliteal bypass.

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Lawmakers blast ‘flawed’ CMS reimbursement policy for diagnostic imaging drugs

Two U.S. congressmen are urging the federal agency to modify its reimbursement methodology for radiopharmaceuticals to improve patient access. 

FDA greenlights tabletop heart/lung sensor

A zero-contact health monitor about the size and shape of an external laptop speaker—one sure to fire the imagination of many a sci-fi fan—has won de novo clearance from the FDA.

Boston Globe to academic hospitals: Forbid your leadership from serving on industry boards

The editorial board of a major metropolitan U.S. newspaper is calling out local hospital executives who sit on the boards of deep-pocketed healthcare vendors.

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YouTube yanks panel video featuring radiologist Scott Atlas, drawing governor’s ire

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' office called the move “another blatant example of Big Tech attempting to silence those who disagree with their woke corporate agenda.”

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3 recent FDA clearances for the clinical imaging world

A new AI-powered tool for colorectal cancer screening and an intraoperative imaging device are among the latest to gain the federal OK.

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American Board of Radiology eyeing fee reductions in 2022, changing name of MOC program

On average, docs pay nearly $15K over the course of their career on certification, one of the highest tallies among specialties.