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.

Over half of providers forgo physical exams on patients prior to ordering imaging
Experts recently sought to determine whether this habit impacts clinical reasoning and diagnostic yield. They shared their findings in the European Journal of Radiology.
Hospital not liable for wrongful detention of homeless man, judge rules
Joshua Spriestersbach remained locked up in a Hawaii State Hospital psychiatric facility for nearly three years, in a case of mistaken identity. However, a judge ruled neither the facility nor staff is liable for his detainment.
Doximity and OpenEvidence sue each other in spat over medical AI trade secrets
The two companies are both working on ChatGPT-like platforms designed exclusively for medical professionals. OpenEvidence accuses Doximity of attempting to steal its proprietary code, while the latter fires back with a defamation claim. Business Insider has the full story.
CDC vaccine committee issues new guidance for COVID-19 shots
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended that all Americans six months and older consult a clinician before deciding to get a COVID vaccine, ending the pandemic-era policy that broadly encouraged getting the inoculation.
Hundreds of radiation therapy systems subject to FDA recall
A Class 2 recall has been issued for the systems due to a software glitch that could impact treatment accuracy.

Female physician specialists, including radiologists, earn 33% less than their male counterparts

The good news is more than 90% of women would choose radiology again if forced to restart their careers, according to new survey data from Medscape.

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Private equity-backed Solis Mammography inks women’s imaging partnership with hospital system

Solis will manage Memorial Healthcare's breast imaging and bone density services across four centers, with plans to expand further.

Imaging advocate warns innovation likely to languish if lawmakers don’t act on ‘breakthrough’ device rule

The policy is needed to ensure regulatory pathways keep pace with innovation, which is only expected to accelerate, one expert said recently.

Radiology faces ‘extraordinary opportunity’ as pioneer of modernizing medical education

More than 90% of rads working in North America and around the globe said the specialty is well-suited for online teaching, experts reported Tuesday in Insights into Imaging.

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Imaging operator Akumin’s financial reporting delays could hamper recent merger: Moody’s

The investor service labeled recent delays an "untimely distraction" that heightens integration risk after closing the $820M Alliance deal.

Radiology Business Management Association launches coalition of doc groups to fight $5B in pay cuts

RBMA’s board approved the new Radiology Patient Action Network during the group’s annual PaRADigm conference in Las Vegas.

Radiology practices tap anti-SLAPP law, claim billing vendor’s lawsuit meant to intimidate providers

Physicians charge that Zotec Partners is attempting to stifle their legally protected ability to speak about billing concerns, according to court documents.

CMS increases call center wages to $15 per hour

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has increased wages at its call centers to $15 per hour.

Management

Over half of providers forgo physical exams on patients prior to ordering imaging

Hospital not liable for wrongful detention of homeless man, judge rules

Doximity and OpenEvidence sue each other in spat over medical AI trade secrets

CDC vaccine committee issues new guidance for COVID-19 shots

Hundreds of radiation therapy systems subject to FDA recall