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.

Pentagon ends healthcare for transgender service members
The new policy includes hormone therapy and gender-affirming surgeries. The news comes from an internal memo obtained by Reuters, which links it to a broader plan to remove troops with gender dysphoria from the military by June 6.
Judge halts some ‘dramatic restructuring’ at HHS as legal challenges pile up
A federal judge has issued a two-week halt to further staffing and funding cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services, agreeing that plaintiffs representing unions and municipalities may be correct in claiming the sweeping shifts by President Donald Trump's administration are unlawful.
Trump issues sweeping executive order to reduce drug prices
The “most favored nation” policy would reduce the cost of domestic pharmaceuticals to the levels paid in Europe. The executive order also has a sister bill proposed for Congress that would solidify the rule into law.
ASNC, ACC ask US government not to tariff radiopharmaceuticals
The two groups stressed that tariffs would likely impact patient care.
RadNet records rare decrease in imaging procedural volumes
This marks the first time since the pandemic of 2020 that RadNet has seen a same-center decrease in imaging use.

Novo Nordisk acquires Corvidia Therapeutics for $2.1B with eye on cardiovascular disease

An antibody currently being developed by Corvidia, ziltivekimab, is at the center of the big acquisition.

Radiology department IDs costly errors outside of interventional complications with new system

Interventional mishaps led to more significant patient harm, but diagnostic and organizational miscues must be accounted for as well, Dutch researches explained in the European Journal of Radiology.

Tim Attebery, former American College of Cardiology and MedAxiom CEO, named Vxtra Health board chair

Back in April, Attebery announced his resignation from the ACC and MedAxiom.

ACR: Congress should include delay of ‘controversial’ USPSTF breast cancer screening in final funding bill

Draft legislation recently passed by a House subcommittee ensures the recommendations would be pushed back until 2025.

Feds greenlight Infervision’s deep learning tool for segmenting lung CT scans

Officials said the algorithm could act as a “robust lung nodule spell-checker” that reduces rad read times while maintaining accuracy.

Revamped community health center payment model drops imaging use by 42%

Oregon piloted the Medicaid model in 2013, reimbursing providers on a fixed per-patient rate rather than traditional per-visit payments.

Gadolinium debate rages on, with radiologist questioning recent GBCA liability guidance

A Rhode Island physician pushed back against a letter penned in JACR that suggested rads use gadoteridol as the default contrast in order to mitigate institutional liability risk.

Renowned Pittsburgh professor, radiologist and nine-time Golden Apple winner dies

“He was probably the best teacher in our profession,” said longtime colleague and friend Jules Sumkin, DO.

Management

Pentagon ends healthcare for transgender service members

Judge halts some ‘dramatic restructuring’ at HHS as legal challenges pile up

Trump issues sweeping executive order to reduce drug prices

ASNC, ACC ask US government not to tariff radiopharmaceuticals

RadNet records rare decrease in imaging procedural volumes