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.

Hologic continues buying binge, acquiring molecular cancer test firm Biotheranostics for $230M

Sales of the company's COVID-19 test—pushing quarterly income to more than $1.3B last year—have helped fuel its recent M&A spree.

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CMS approves 5 new Merit-Based Incentive Payment System measures, relieving radiology’s quality crunch

The specialty has seen a decline in available MIPS metrics in recent years, as the feds have "topped out" those with extremely high national performance, experts said. 

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Experts call for a new subspecialty in imaging—the ‘screening radiologist’

Oftentimes, it’s primary care docs and epidemiologists quarterbacking imaging care, but two MDs believe rads should have a greater say in the process. 

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70% of patients pay some out-of-pocket costs for their neuroimaging: ‘Systematic changes are needed’

American Academy of Neurology researchers analyzed costs for more than 3.7 million privately insured people from 2001 to 2016 for their study.

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A COVID silver lining: Pandemic-related workflow changes produce 23% drop in imaging wait times

The number of patients completing forms prior to visits has nearly doubled at NYU Langone, according to an analysis published in Academic Radiology

Mandating flu shot availability for healthcare workers saves patient lives

Hospitals required by state laws to offer healthcare workers flu shots can expect significantly reduced flu and pneumonia mortality compared with hospitals in states forgoing such mandates.

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Hologic acquiring German biopsy site marker manufacturer Somatex for $64M

The Marlborough, Massachusetts-based imaging firm said the deal will allow it to offer a full suite of breast health services and expand sales in Europe. 

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Here’s what radiologists gained—or avoided—after Trump signed the year-end spending bill

Namely, rads evaded significant Medicare payment cuts due to evaluation and management coding changes that would have gone into effect on New Year's Day.