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.

CVS Health sued by coalition of states alleging Medicaid fraud by pharmacies
A whistleblower lawsuit claims CVS pharmacies have overbilled state Medicaid programs for prescription drugs—a practice allegedly ongoing since 2016. The company denies any wrongdoing.
UnitedHealth, Amedisys offer divestitures as $3.3B merger advances
Pennant and BrightSpring Health Services have agreed to purchase some healthcare businesses from UnitedHealth and Amedisys. However, it remains unclear whether this will be enough for the DOJ to drop its lawsuit blocking the merger.
'Watching patients suffer': Radiology workers say staff shortage costing lives
A circulating letter signed by IR techs and nurses details concerns about how a dire shortage of qualified staff is impacting care at a regional hospital.
Tariffs will have a significant impact on the nuclear imaging supply chain in the US
"Domestic radiopharmaceutical suppliers, who receive isotopes from abroad, would be impacted by price changes and uncertainty caused by additional tariffs,” SNMMI President Cathy Cutler, PhD, wrote in a letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce this week.
Senator introduces bill to boost radiologist pay in Medicare program
The lawmaker is proposing the ‘‘Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025," mirroring Rep. Murphy's House bill.

3 authors of controversial hydroxychloroquine study retract paper

Three authors of a research study on the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients published in The Lancet have retracted their paper after it was met with backlash and scientific questions.

Publicly traded radiology provider Akumin says it’s starting to wind down COVID-only imaging centers

The company first rolled out its 10 special freestanding centers for coronavirus patients back in March in three states.

Despite revenue declines, most health CFOs will invest in digital transformation

Only 12% of chief financial officers of hospital and health provider organizations say they plan to cut or defer spending on digital transformation of their financial systems despite 100% saying they expect a significant revenue decline this year due to the coronavirus.

Louisiana man sentenced for embezzling more than $100K from mobile imaging company

Senior U.S. District Judge Donald E. Walter sentenced William Britt Harvey, of Lecompte, to two years in federal prison and three years of supervised release.

First-line CT colonography cuts healthcare costs while bolstering access to care

Capacity for optical colonoscopy across NHS England hospitals is "already stretched," so freeing up space is a top priority to screen patients who need the procedure most.

Former FDA Commissioner: COVID-19 vaccine may be seasonal

Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb expects a vaccine for the new coronavirus, COVID-19, will be seasonal, akin to a flu shot.

6 factors that will influence an imaging volume rebound as radiology practices begin reopening

At Stanford University’s Department of Radiology, imaging volumes have dropped roughly 46%, with leaders hypothesizing several variables that might impact the recovery.

FDA recalls brain scanning device citing potential for deadly error

As of June 1, 33 medical device reports have been identified, including 22 device malfunctions and 11 related to injuries.

Management

CVS Health sued by coalition of states alleging Medicaid fraud by pharmacies

UnitedHealth, Amedisys offer divestitures as $3.3B merger advances

'Watching patients suffer': Radiology workers say staff shortage costing lives

Tariffs will have a significant impact on the nuclear imaging supply chain in the US

Senator introduces bill to boost radiologist pay in Medicare program