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.

liver cancer

Radiologist reprimanded for failing to disclose difficulties interpreting CT scan, leading to patient’s death

The physician's misstep contributed to "unacceptable" delays in the woman’s liver cancer diagnosis and treatment, according to a consumer watchdog's report on the incident. 

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FDA issues final guidance for assessing medical device safety, compatibility in MRI rooms

The 32-page document covers everything from implanted devices to those fastened or carried by patients, such as external insulin pumps and pulse oximeters.

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Virginia health system sues competitor for $20M for allegedly blocking expansion, hiring away cardiologists

The issues between these two systems appears to go back several years. 

Biopharma giant sinking more than $1B into drug-discovery AI startup

AI company Exscientia has received a vote of confidence approaching $1.2 billion in value from Bristol-Myers Squibb.

lung cancer

CMS exploring expanded coverage of low-dose CT lung cancer screening

Radiologists and surgeons have urged the agency to update imaging payment parameters to match the USPSTF's recent recommendations.

From the Googleplex comes a free AI tool for skin diagnostics

Google Health is launching a free app that uses AI trained on more than 16,000 clinical dermatology cases and can identify hundreds of skin conditions, including cancers, with accuracy comparable to that of board-certified dermatologists in the U.S.

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Administration postpones Trump-era rule to grant faster Medicare coverage for 'breakthrough' devices

The final rule would eliminate lag time between the FDA approving new technology and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services paying for it. 

American College of Radiology elects 1st Black president in its nearly 100-year history

Noted imaging expert Beverly G. Coleman, MD, was among the many new officers elected this during the ACR's annual meeting.