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.

It may not be easy, but it changes lives: Reframing myths of healthcare leadership
Leadership is not easy, but it is worth doing. According to one seasoned healthcare executive, the world needs more physicians to move into leadership positions.
First-of-its-kind framework monitors real-time performance of radiology AI tools
The new framework offers organizations real-time, detailed assessments of how algorithms that have been implemented into workflows are impacting efficiency and outcomes.
Cardiology groups among the many voices asking Congress not to cut Medicaid
More than 40 U.S. healthcare organizations are urging Congress not to make sweeping Medicaid cuts that could result in approximately 7.6 million Americans losing health insurance.
Initial House budget proposal includes radiologist Medicare pay hike
For 2026, the update would be 75% of the Medicare Economic Index and 10% every year from 2027 onward.
Pharmaceutical company to launch imaging center chain focused on Alzheimer’s disease
Algernon Pharmaceuticals Inc. plans to deploy the compact PET imaging system from Swiss firm Positrigo, cleared by the U.S. FDA last year.

Gamma Healthcare halts imaging, lab services after CMS yanks testing certifications

President Jerrod Murphy said he was "blindsided" by the decision from federal regulators, in a report published recently.

Training for cardiothoracic surgeons may be falling short in one key area

“The association between surgeon experience and operative outcomes has been the subject of debate," the researchers explained.

Paltry low-dose CT lung cancer screening numbers signal need for population health strategy shift

Cancer experts from China detailed some of their possible fixes in a recently published JAMA Network Open study.

American Board of Radiology ditching Illinois office months after inking long-term lease

ABR had planned to relocate its testing facilities to the Chicago suburbs, with a rental pact stretching through 2032, but never got to make the move.

Corruption or coincidence? Physicians use cardiac devices made by manufacturers who pay them the most

More than 4,000 physicians were included in the study, and 94% of them had received payments from at least one device manufacturer. The median payment received was $1,211.

AI with location data may fine-tune flu forecasting

The researchers say their AI technique produces an 11% boost in accuracy over that supplied by other contemporary flu forecasting systems.

Patients’ 6 most important considerations when returning for postponed elective imaging

About 68% of consumers said they felt delays in imaging care had little to no impact on their health, according to a new survey.

Private radiology practice lands $100M investment from dialysis giant Fresenius to fuel rapid growth

Dayton Interventional Radiology aims to reduce out-of-pocket expenses by providing imaging-guided procedures at Medicaid reimbursement rates.

Management

It may not be easy, but it changes lives: Reframing myths of healthcare leadership

First-of-its-kind framework monitors real-time performance of radiology AI tools

Cardiology groups among the many voices asking Congress not to cut Medicaid

Initial House budget proposal includes radiologist Medicare pay hike

Pharmaceutical company to launch imaging center chain focused on Alzheimer’s disease