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.

AI newswatch: OpenAI goes to the UAE, patients get cyberchondria, more
Like remoras hitching a ride on a shark, private businesses are capitalizing on President Trump’s AI-aggressive trip to the Middle East.
House passes reconciliation bill that includes radiologist Medicare pay hike
Physician, hospital and patient advocacy groups expressed concern about other provisions in the budget bill, including sizable cuts to the Medicaid program.
Imaging groups utilize ‘per diem’ radiologist employment to fill workforce gaps
These arrangements typically involve non-full-time employment, compensated on an hourly, shift or daily basis without benefits or annual salary, experts write in Pediatric Radiology.
Senators introduce radiology-supported bill to reform prior authorization
Sens. Roger Marshall, MD, R-Kan., and Mark Warner, D-Va., are reintroducing the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act, which previously drew widespread support.
Teleradiology outfit USARad sees quarterly revenues climb over 8%
The Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based physician group—acquired by Nanox for $30 million in 2021—logged revenue of roughly $2.6 million in Q1, up from $2.4 million last year.

RadNet sees potential midsize and larger acquisitions on its horizon

Leaders with the Los Angeles-based, publicly traded imaging center operator spoke Jan. 15 at the 43rd annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco.

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Congressional Medicare advisors recommend tying radiologist pay increases to inflation

The American Medical Association this week criticized cuts to physician pay, while Medicare Advantage plans are slated to see a 4.33% boost.

Private equity firm PSG invests $80M in radiology vendor Core Sound Imaging

Its flagship product is the Studycast imaging workflow platform, which CSI billed as “more than a picture archiving and communication system."

Industry Watcher’s Digest

HHS isn’t waiting to see what its incoming secretary does before filling some key leadership positions.

Doctors removed a patient's ovaries without her knowledge or consent, lawsuit claims

Melissa Hubbard says her gynecologist and surgeon decided to remove her ovaries during a colectomy but failed to inform her of their intent. The case’s fate is now in the hands of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

FTC, DOJ and HHS release report warning of private equity consolidation in healthcare

The agencies said private equity firms are rolling up healthcare sectors through serialized purchases that fly under the radar of regulators, creating an unsustainable level of consolidation.

COVID restrictions left many rad tech students 'very unprepared' for workforce

New survey data indicate that addressing the effect of technologists’ missed opportunities during their training may be a yearslong effort.

FDA threatens Hologic with punishment for reported errors in making troubled breast device

Concerns stem from manufacturing and distribution of the BioZorb marker, with possible ramifications including "seizure, injunction and civil money penalties."

Management

AI newswatch: OpenAI goes to the UAE, patients get cyberchondria, more

House passes reconciliation bill that includes radiologist Medicare pay hike

Imaging groups utilize ‘per diem’ radiologist employment to fill workforce gaps

Senators introduce radiology-supported bill to reform prior authorization

Teleradiology outfit USARad sees quarterly revenues climb over 8%