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.

Radiologists call for ‘urgent’ update to payer policy they say is based on bogus info
The Society of Interventional Radiology and five additional doc groups recently voiced their displeasure in a letter to Elevance Health.
Administration lifts pause on visa processing, prioritizing foreign-born radiologists and other docs
“IMGs play an essential role in filling workforce shortages in areas and specialties that struggle to recruit and retain physicians,” ACR said Wednesday.
FDA announces recall of device used in interventional procedures after 3 injuries
The action applies to Cook Medical’s Beacon Tip Catheters, used for angiographic procedures, with concerns the tip can fragment in the patient, causing potential harm.
Medicaid and SNAP cuts could lead to 1.2M lost jobs by 2029, report finds
The healthcare sector will suffer the most if the federal Medicaid cuts proposed in Congress are enacted, the Commonwealth Fund said. According to the group’s analysis, hospitals, nursing homes, and clinics could be forced to shut their doors.
All 50 states agree to $7.4B opioid crisis settlement
The legal case brought by all 50 states, Washington D.C., and multiple U.S. territories against Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family has come to an end, with settlement funds set to be used for addiction recovery.

Testing smell, rather than fever, may be radiology practices’ best bet for screening patients

One recent study noted that patients with the disease were 27 times more likely to have lost their olfactory senses, compared to just 2.6 times more likely to display chills or an elevated temp.

Heart valve specialists raise $20M

Foldax, a Salt Lake City-based healthcare company focused on heart valve technology, has closed a $20 million Series D round of financing.

Defunct diagnostic imaging center chain files for bankruptcy, citing $32M in liabilities

At its peak, Philadelphia-based National Medical Imaging operated 23 outpatient radiology screening centers with $72 million in annual revenue.

Industry lobbyists urge lawmakers to include imaging tech in national stockpile: 5 recommendations for the next pandemic

MITA points out that medical imaging has been "invaluable" during the COVID-19 crisis, and wants federal officials to ensure radiology is at the forefront when planning for future health emergencies.

JACR revising disclosure guidelines amid concern of corporate influence in noted imaging journal

Editor-in-Chief Ruth Carlos, MD, recently spelled out some of the changes in the July issue of JACR.

Are 14 hospitals too many for Vermont?

An influential writer in the Green Mountain State who’s lived there since the 1940s is calling for the culling of its hospital network.

Senate bill would officially codify price transparency in radiology, other hospital services

Led by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, their PRICE Transparency Act comes after a judge recently struck down an industry challenge to the new rule, set to take effect in January 2021.

CMS kick-starting new radiology prior-authorization policies on July 1, imaging advocates warn

The agency said it hopes to control unnecessary increases in the volume of certain imaging-based services, while also protecting the Medicare Trust Fund from improper payments.

Management

Radiologists call for ‘urgent’ update to payer policy they say is based on bogus info

Administration lifts pause on visa processing, prioritizing foreign-born radiologists and other docs

FDA announces recall of device used in interventional procedures after 3 injuries

Medicaid and SNAP cuts could lead to 1.2M lost jobs by 2029, report finds

All 50 states agree to $7.4B opioid crisis settlement