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.

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.
Rite Aid closing distribution center and 68 stores
A week after filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the liquidation of Rite Aid's remaining assets has begun.
Amazon One Medical employees viewed health data of man in wrongful death case
One Medical, a chain of primary care clinics owned by Amazon, is being sued by the family of a man who died due to alleged provider negligence. Now, court filings reveal staff improperly accessed the deceased man's protected medical records.
Respected radiologist under investigation for rampant sexual misconduct
Investigators say the doctor “committed sexual acts with almost all the women who entered his office alone."

American College of Radiology updates imaging appropriateness criteria with 6 new topics

The latest release covers clinical scenarios such as imaging of mediastinal masses and screening for fetal anomalies during the second and third trimester.

COVID-19 only amplifying Dr. Mom’s ‘triple whammy’ of challenges. How radiology can respond.

Obstacles include structural discrimination, rigid work expectations and a high debt load following medical school, experts wrote in JACR.

Surgery chain opens freestanding imaging center as safer alternative to hospital-based radiology referrals

Medarva Healthcare also highlighted its newfound ability to “create a comprehensive continuum of outpatient care without the inconvenience—and cost—of a trip to the hospital."

Low-income Americans open to overdue long-term care, as long as it’s paid for

Middle-aged individuals of modest means widely availed themselves of formal long-term care after Obamacare funded the expansion of Medicaid in participating states.

Top academic system inks deal with indie provider Solis Mammography, eyeing ‘spa-like’ imaging expansion

UChicago Medicine and its Addison, Texas-based partner said they will look to marry clinical excellence with patient experience at their new centers.

Radiology residents read 63% fewer images during the pandemic, with 1st year trainees hit hardest

Declines in mammography and MRI led all modalities, Henry Ford Health System noted recently.

Embattled startup Nanox sees stock soar amid plans to showcase imaging technology at RSNA

Chairman and CEO Ran Poliakine said the live demonstration will "crush" the "baseless claims" made about his Israel-based business.

A ‘drastically different’ Pinktober for breast radiologists and patients than years past

Widespread shutdowns of mammography screening services during the COVID-19 pandemic have left thousands of women in danger.

Management

Initial House budget proposal includes radiologist Medicare pay hike

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

Rite Aid closing distribution center and 68 stores

Amazon One Medical employees viewed health data of man in wrongful death case

Respected radiologist under investigation for rampant sexual misconduct