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.

AAP, other physician societies double down on Kennedy-crossing vaccination stance
5 high-profile physician leaders: ‘Misinformation, politicization of commonsense public health efforts and sudden changes to federal vaccine guidance are creating mass confusion and diminishing trust in public health.’
Female heart surgeons take home much lower salaries
Both base salaries and total compensation are consistently lower for women than men, according to new survey data. The disparities in cardiac surgery are often worse than those found in other healthcare specialties.
Supreme Court upholds ACA’s preventive care mandate
Radiologist and cancer care advocacy groups commended the court’s 6-3 ruling in favor of HHS on Friday.
FDA issues recall on Philips spectral CT systems
A software issue could lead to the affected devices inadvertently moving, potentially making unintentional contact with patients or other equipment, according to the FDA.
El Paso’s Desert Imaging acquired by private equity-backed radiology company
Panos Partners-backed Diagnostic Imaging Centers of Texas now offers radiology services at 23 locations in five markets following the deal.

Independent imaging practice coalition Strategic Radiology names new CEO

The longtime Texas neuroradiologist replaces Arl Van Moore Jr., MD, who is retiring from the post this month.

What radiology practices need to know about 2021 CPT coding changes

In particular, the code for low-dose lung cancer screening has been replaced, with financial implications for physicians.

Radiology professionals more prepared for change than their primary care counterparts

The Veterans Health Administration is creating a LDCT lung cancer program, and recently gauged team members' readiness for the complex initiative.

‘Time has come’ to impose radiology workload, duty limits to enhance patient care and provider safety

The approach must be data-driven and rooted in the desire to provide the best possible care for patients, one ACR expert said.

Radiology resident pay falling short of expectations, as programs overlook one key factor

While published stipends in the U.S. start at $49,547, when accounting for cost of living, pay can drop considerably, diving as low as $26,915.

3 ‘states of consistency’ every AI program needs to succeed

Of 52 AI models analyzed by MIT’s Center for Information Systems Research over the past two years, 31 have been deployed. The rest were in pilot phases or under development.

Why it might be time to combine emergency radiology with emergency medicine

Vertically integrating emergency imaging into the ED could create a more efficient and collaborative environment, but it won't be an easy task, one expert recently explained in JACR.

Cardiologists awarded $10.6M after employer’s ‘intentional retaliation’

The specialists believed they were removed from leadership positions for speaking out against the health system's policies.

Management

AAP, other physician societies double down on Kennedy-crossing vaccination stance

Female heart surgeons take home much lower salaries

Supreme Court upholds ACA’s preventive care mandate

FDA issues recall on Philips spectral CT systems

El Paso’s Desert Imaging acquired by private equity-backed radiology company