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.

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Nearly 90% of radiology residents said selection committees favor MDs over DO applicants

Osteopathic rads also said they were more likely to be steered away from imaging because of their degree choice, according to survey results published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

AMA wants more FDA transparency, physician involvement during COVID vaccine development

The lobbying group said it's beginning to receive more questions and concerns from members about the administration's rapid process.

Reaching pre-med students is crucial to the future of interventional radiology, experts say

Authors of a recent letter to the editor in Academic Radiology shared their own success with a pilot webinar program geared toward young professionals. 

Getting acquired by private equity bolsters hospitals’ bottom line, quality status

Comparing the financials of more than 200 private equity-acquired hospitals with those of more than 500 matched controls, Harvard researchers have found Big Money’s backing translates into bigger income.

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Patient who suffered ‘life-changing’ gadolinium reaction awaits jury’s medical malpractice decision

The Pennsylvania man's attorneys argued that the hospital and radiologist involved did not follow policies and procedures that would have mitigated his injuries.

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Hologic to acquire Texas imaging-guided fibroid removal firm for $80M cash

Based in Austin, the privately held Acessa Health specializes in minimally invasive, uterine-sparing solutions for women with symptomatic fibroids. 

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Former cardiologist to pay $2M after investigators found he offered kickbacks for patient referrals, falsified records

He surrendered his medical license in 2018 and has agreed to work with the government going forward. 

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Mednax continues its C-suite shake-up with chief financial officer’s ouster

The move comes a little more than a month after the Florida physician firm announced the retirement of longtime CEO Roger Medel, MD.