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.

Early TAVR for asymptomatic severe AS cuts costs, improves outcomes
The study found lifetime per-patient savings from early TAVR ranged from about $2,334 in the U.K. to $19,607 in Switzerland.
Healthcare AI today: Help for dutiful caregivers, Trump vs. state regulators, healthcare AI supply & demand
$2M says home-based caregivers could use a little more AI in their day-to-day lives.
Radiology societies join initiative to fight payer restrictions around key interventional service
ACR, SIR and others altogether representing over 100,000 physicians recently wrote to 5 of the 7 Medicare Administrative Contractors to voice their concerns.
Multispecialty physician group expands into imaging by adding 36-rad private practice
Northern California-based Vituity, which is led and owned by doctors, said it has reached a deal to partner with Focused Medical Imaging.
UCLA launches ‘first of its kind’ new standalone Department of Nuclear Medicine and Theranostics
“Becoming an independent department elevates this work and strengthens UCLA’s role in shaping the future of precision health," said the department's new acting chairman.

Suman Tandon, MD, FASNC, a cardiac imager at St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center, in Rosyln, New York, and an American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) representative to the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates (HOD), explains ASNC’s call on Congress for to reduce prior authorization, appropriate use mandates and to make Medicare payment reforms.

ASNC lobbies Congress to curb prior authorization, oppose AUC mandates and embrace payment reform

Suman Tandon, MD, an American Society of Nuclear Cardiology board member, explains the group's call on Congress to update a number of healthcare policies.

CMS proposal includes cardiologist pay bump—cuts to high-value services still a concern

The 2026 MPFS proposed rule includes higher conversion factors across the board. However, some cardiology groups remain concerned about a series of reimbursement reductions for high-value cardiology services.

Many radiology residents struggle with perfectionism. Mindset training could help

Experts say adding this unique type of schooling to the curriculum could help those struggling to adapt to the demands of residency.

President Trump artificial intelligence energy policy

Healthcare AI today: Trump’s calculated risks, healthcare’s sluggish revolution, simple AI math, more

In his drive to keep China from sprinting ahead of the U.S. in the AI arms race, President Trump may be willing to cut some risky corners.

2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposes 3.6% pay bump, permanent remote imaging supervision

Physicians expressed concern Monday about newly proposed "efficiency adjustments" in the federal payment program, which could drag down reimbursement for many services.

Radiology benefits manager updates coverage guidelines to include imaging AI software

EviCore, which advises leading health insurers on coverage decisions, is now recommending reimbursement for AI-backed analysis of CCTA images, provided by 3 vendors.

Lantheus set to close $750M acquisition of PET agent developer Life Molecular Imaging

LMI is the maker of Neuraceq, a globally approved F-18 positron emission tomography imaging agent used to detect beta-amyloid plaques in patients evaluated for Alzheimer’s.

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Management

Early TAVR for asymptomatic severe AS cuts costs, improves outcomes

Healthcare AI today: Help for dutiful caregivers, Trump vs. state regulators, healthcare AI supply & demand

Radiology societies join initiative to fight payer restrictions around key interventional service

Multispecialty physician group expands into imaging by adding 36-rad private practice

UCLA launches ‘first of its kind’ new standalone Department of Nuclear Medicine and Theranostics