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.

70% of patients pay some out-of-pocket costs for their neuroimaging: ‘Systematic changes are needed’

American Academy of Neurology researchers analyzed costs for more than 3.7 million privately insured people from 2001 to 2016 for their study.

A COVID silver lining: Pandemic-related workflow changes produce 23% drop in imaging wait times

The number of patients completing forms prior to visits has nearly doubled at NYU Langone, according to an analysis published in Academic Radiology.

Mandating flu shot availability for healthcare workers saves patient lives

Hospitals required by state laws to offer healthcare workers flu shots can expect significantly reduced flu and pneumonia mortality compared with hospitals in states forgoing such mandates.

Hologic acquiring German biopsy site marker manufacturer Somatex for $64M

The Marlborough, Massachusetts-based imaging firm said the deal will allow it to offer a full suite of breast health services and expand sales in Europe.

Here’s what radiologists gained—or avoided—after Trump signed the year-end spending bill

Namely, rads evaded significant Medicare payment cuts due to evaluation and management coding changes that would have gone into effect on New Year's Day.

UnitedHealthcare knocks Envision radiologists out of its network over ‘egregiously high rates’

All told, the private equity-backed physician services firm employs more than 900 radiologists operating in 570-plus facilities.

Man awarded $1.9M after misinterpreted scan contributes to 20-month delay in cancer diagnosis

U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford said it was an “undisputed fact” that Gerald Culhane’s abnormally large lymph node was not spotted and acted upon when it should have been.

ACR's virtual micro-courses offer radiologists new training options during the pandemic

Participants can earn up to 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits and 4.0 SAM credits by completing the coursework that kicked off on Jan. 4.

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