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.

COVID-19 hit cardiology hard in 2020, but salaries stayed competitive

Production was way down for cardiologists in 2020, with COVID-19 clearly playing a large role. Salaries, it seems, did not drop as a result.

CMS delays enforcement of key provision in No Surprises Act, drawing radiologist support

The agency was set to start requiring physicians to work with payers to provide an upfront "explanation of benefits," but will hold off on the change following a backlash.

Macquarie acquires 50% stake in Medical Properties Trust

Macquarie Asset Management, a global financial services group, has acquired a 50% stake in Medical Properties Trust.

Hospital system switches from Radiology Partners to LucidHealth for outsourced imaging services

Genesis Healthcare System had worked with Radiology Associates of Southeastern Ohio for about 20 years, with the practice joining Rad Partners in 2016.

FDA announces new warnings for multiple medications due to heightened risk of heart issues, stroke and death

The medications, used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory conditions, are also associated with an elevated cancer risk.

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Imaging advocates, bipartisan lawmakers unite to oppose ‘misguided and massive’ Medicare pay cuts

Congressmen highlighted a planned wage increase for clinical labor that will spell 20% reductions elsewhere, due to budget neutrality.

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Patients with dangerous delayed appendicitis diagnoses are markedly less likely to undergo imaging

Imaging can drop the chances of misdiagnosis, but overuse of CT increases radiation risks, and ultrasound can produce false positives, experts wrote in JAMA Network Open.

Parents sue top children’s hospital alleging negligent care, MRI delays contributed to son’s death

CJ Harris' mother, Marie, says she asked for an MRI many times but was denied because the braces on her son's teeth may have rendered the scan unreadable, the lawsuit claims.

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