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.

Radiology group sues Trinity Health for $3M, claiming hospital partner ‘significantly mismanaged’ imaging services
Advanced Imaging Specialists, Danbury, Connecticut, alleges the breach of contract occurred shortly after it started performing services for 3 New England hospitals.
House lawmakers, ACR push bill requiring Medicaid to cover CT lung cancer screenings
U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., recently reintroduced the Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act.
Expanding lung cancer screening eligibility criteria could save tens of thousands of lives
“These findings suggest that current screening guidelines miss most patients with lung cancer, and age-based screening could improve detection and cost-effectiveness," experts note.
Rad tech who reconstructed CT images of women for his 'sexual proclivities' banned from working in healthcare
The radiographer claimed he created the images “for educational purposes,” but his colleagues maintain there was no clinical value to his recons.
Elon Musk's 'DOGE' officially shut down, sources say
Reuters is reporting the White House has officially ended the staff-cutting project, which has been quiet since July. During its run, the Department of Government Efficiency cut thousands of staff from federal healthcare agencies.

Wearable tech company pushes back after warning from FDA

The FDA thinks 24/7 fitness trackers from Boston-based Whoop should be regulated like medical devices. Whoop disagrees, however, and neither side appears to be changing its mind.

CT workflows improve with help of deep learning 3D camera for patient positioning

These specialized, AI-powered cameras can automate and optimize patient positioning based on their body habitus and placement on the table.

Imaging artificial intelligence vendor files for $100M IPO

Heartflow filed necessary documents for the public offering on Thursday following positive news related to its key software, including proposed coverage under the MPFS.

One of America’s oldest continuously operating radiology groups suffers apparent cyberattack

Radiology Associates of Richmond, Virginia, first discovered the breach in May following an extensive forensic investigation.

Update: New details emerge about fatal MRI accident in Long Island

The man's wife says he was accompanying her for an MRI of her knee when the tragedy occurred.

DOJ accuses doctor of illegally prescribing opiates in exchange for sex

Ritesh Kalra, MD, allegedly wrote 31,000 opioid prescriptions between 2019 and 2025, many of which were illegitimate. He is accused of inappropriately touching patients in exchange for oxycodone scripts as part of a five-count criminal indictment.

Assembly issue spurs FDA recall on manual resuscitators

A problem with the B/V filters on SunMed adult resuscitators can cause the devices to malfunction. Due to the high safety risk this poses to patients, the FDA has assigned this recall its most serious designation.

Patient radiation exposure reduced by up to 99% with new reconstruction algorithm

Not only could its use reduce wait times, but it also could cut the associated costs of imaging.

Management

Radiology group sues Trinity Health for $3M, claiming hospital partner ‘significantly mismanaged’ imaging services

House lawmakers, ACR push bill requiring Medicaid to cover CT lung cancer screenings

Expanding lung cancer screening eligibility criteria could save tens of thousands of lives

Rad tech who reconstructed CT images of women for his 'sexual proclivities' banned from working in healthcare

Elon Musk's 'DOGE' officially shut down, sources say