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.

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).
GE HealthCare mulls multibillion-dollar sale of China business line: Report
The Chicago-based imaging giant has consulted with advisors about options to unload the division,
Bloomberg first reported Thursday.

Imaging alliance urges FDA to address ‘troubling’ lack of oversight for third-party servicing groups

MITA believes third-party medical device servicers are operating within a "regulatory grey area," posing safety concerns to patients.

Radiology could witness ‘enforcement perfect storm’ as feds ratchet up pressure in 2021

COVID-19 relief funds could be one area of scrutiny, with such programs doling out billions of dollars to the healthcare industry to counter catastrophic losses, experts said.

The 10 most expensive drugs patients may give themselves

At a list price of $86,000 per month, Zokinvy is right now the costliest medication in the U.S. that patients can self-administer.

Radiologists around the world flocked to Twitter to exchange information early in the pandemic

New users flooded conversations using the #radiology hashtag, sharing educational webinars, informational sites and journal articles.

Vaccine distribution help on the way from Google

Google Cloud has launched an AI-backed technology toolkit to help government health personnel direct COVID vaccine doses and other resources where they’re most needed.

Former imaging informatics researcher facing federal charges after fraudulently obtaining $1.7M grant

Lin Yang is accused of purposely hiding his ties to the Chinese government in relation to his imaging research and a tool known as "MuscleMiner."

Imaging advocate reminds patients and providers to check for metal in masks before MRI exams

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration first issued its face mask warning back in December, after a patient was reportedly burned during a 3T imaging exam.

Breast cancer surpasses lung as the most commonly diagnosed form of the disease

The analysis does not account for the COVID-19 pandemic, and experts worry about a surge in late-stage diagnoses down the line.

Management

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

GE HealthCare mulls multibillion-dollar sale of China business line: Report