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.

Cardiologists urge Congress to pass new bills focused on PAD, Medicare coverage
SCAI has shared a new call to action as an observance of American Heart Month. The group is asking Congress to pass new pieces of legislation that could improve care for PAD patients and get important medical devices in the hands of interventional cardiologists.
US senators introduce bipartisan bill to boost pay for radiation therapy providers
Sens. Tim Kaine, D-Va., and John Boozman, R-Ark., have introduced legislation to lift "arbitrary" caps on compensation for therapeutic and diagnostic medical physicists working in the VA.
App issue triggers voluntary recall of some Siemens Healthineers CT systems
Siemens self-reported a problem with software being inadvertently delivered to U.S. systems when the applications have not yet been cleared for use by the FDA.
The Certified Radiology Administrator exam is getting an update
The exam has been reworked to better reflect the challenges today’s imaging leaders face.
World's first 3T MRI dedicated to neonatal imaging earns FDA clearance
The MR system was designed with smaller spaces in mind, enabling installation in or very near NICUs.

CMS makes Merit-based Incentive Payment System updates following physician concerns

The American College of Radiology believes that most scores likely have not been severely affected.

Publicly traded radiology firm RadNet seeing ‘very active’ market for imaging center acquisitions

Recent deals include 10 facilities in New York’s metropolitan area and 5 more across the Empire State, New Jersey and California.

ACR releases new mammography guidance to aid in ongoing COVID-19 resurgence

Some breast imaging facilities are reinstating safety measures unseen since nonurgent care shutdowns in July 2020, the college said.

Notable regulatory greenlights of emerging technologies over the past 30 days

Along with AI in its various iterations, the list may include virtual and augmented reality, 3D printing, robotics and other innovative technologies changing healthcare delivery.

6 points of trepidation in patient perceptions of healthcare AI

If Mayo Clinic focus groups reflect widely held views, many healthcare consumers will balk if someone other than a physician is put in charge of applying healthcare AI to real-world clinical care.

Hospital giant Intermountain Healthcare launching outpatient imaging center chain amid pricing pressure

Subsidiary company Tellica Imaging is searching nationwide for a CEO and is already working to open its first 3 stand-alone centers by late 2021.

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ACR Association offers up $225,000 to help local radiologists fight nonphysician scope-of-practice gains

Possible uses could include advertising, grassroots campaigns or engaging a political strategist, with applications due by Oct. 31, the college announced recently.

Provider offering workplace and at-home diagnostic imaging expands into 22nd state

EZaccessMD partners with health plan holders to help blunt healthcare costs by offering teleconsults alongside ultrasound and X-ray scans in the community.

Management

Cardiologists urge Congress to pass new bills focused on PAD, Medicare coverage

US senators introduce bipartisan bill to boost pay for radiation therapy providers

App issue triggers voluntary recall of some Siemens Healthineers CT systems

The Certified Radiology Administrator exam is getting an update

World's first 3T MRI dedicated to neonatal imaging earns FDA clearance