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.

CDC vaccine committee issues new guidance for COVID-19 shots
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended that all Americans six months and older consult a clinician before deciding to get a COVID vaccine, ending the pandemic-era policy that broadly encouraged getting the inoculation.
Hundreds of radiation therapy systems subject to FDA recall
A Class 2 recall has been issued for the systems due to a software glitch that could impact treatment accuracy.
Healthcare AI today: Inflationary AI, China’s AI vs. ours, Joint Commission AI guidance, more
Picture yourself interacting with an AI model that can tell you when you might develop any of 1,000 disease conditions over the coming 10+ years. OK, now see yourself finding out such a model is already here.
Radiology advocates say ‘excessive’ cut to Medicare practice-expense pay could imperil independent docs
CMS is trying to even out pay gaps between hospital and office-based physicians, but rad groups said the move lacks supporting data and could adversely impact interventinoal specialists.
Radiologists 2nd among specialties with highest on-call pay
Members of the specialty collect an average of about $1,845 in per-day call pay, behind only neurosurgeons ($2,045) and ahead of pathologists ($1,700).

Radiologist accused of misreading 18 patient mammograms hands over medical license

The Virginia Board of Medicine approved the surrender on recently, leaving the former owner of Allison Breast Center unable to practice medicine.

Multispecialists are the new generalists—it’s time radiology embrace the change

Across age, gender and practice size, billed work for nearly 85% of general radiologists is primarily within two or more particular subspecialty areas, with few rads working exclusively within one subspecialty.

Flagship hospital’s mammography program still shuttered more than a year after controversy

House lawmakers ordered inspections at the medical center in 2019 amid reports the facility was struggling to notify patients after breast imaging.

Scaling up radiology resources could avert 9.5M deaths while saving trillions, global imaging leaders charge

The finding is part of a groundbreaking new report supported by more than two dozen worldwide leaders in cancer care.

What radiologists should know about spotting items left in patients during surgery

Spotting and removing retained surgical items as early as possible can help prevent potentially lethal complications.

Meet the 10 best hospitals in the world

North America has bragging rights to the five best hospitals in the world, although institutions specifically in the United States make up only nine of the top 25.

Radiology lost $627M in anticipated Medicare payment during 2020’s first half

Across all physician types, the cumulative decrease in spending totaled $9.4 billion, the American Medical Association reported.

Patients drive past lower-cost MRI options even after price shopping

The average person passed up six places offering cheaper scans compared to where they ultimately received treatment, but experts say providers and insurers are partially to blame.

Management

CDC vaccine committee issues new guidance for COVID-19 shots

Hundreds of radiation therapy systems subject to FDA recall

Healthcare AI today: Inflationary AI, China’s AI vs. ours, Joint Commission AI guidance, more

Radiology advocates say ‘excessive’ cut to Medicare practice-expense pay could imperil independent docs

Radiologists 2nd among specialties with highest on-call pay