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.

Healthcare AI today: Bipartisan AI policy guidance, AI claims denials, LLM brain rot, more
Federal lawmakers have a fresh resource to keep them up on healthcare AI that falls outside of formal FDA oversight. It comes in the form of a new report from the nonprofit Bipartisan Policy Center.
Hospital redesigns radiology 2nd opinion service, scoring 92% collection success rate
OSU Medical Center has addressed common challenges including insufficient documentation, miscommunication, and the risk of repeat imaging.
Senate reconciliation bill blunts tax change radiologists say could harm private practices
"We were pleased to see a partial restoration of the PTET deduction, but we will continue to fight for the full deduction before the bill reaches the president’s desk," one lobbyist tells Radiology Business.
Kennedy tells Congress HHS has rehired another 1,250 workers fired by DOGE
Workers are returning to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health and other departments. Kennedy said the reinstatements were necessary for the agencies to perform their duties.
FDA alerts public to Medtronic device recall after 33 injuries
An urgent device recall has been issued on Bravo CF, a line of pH capsules that are placed in the esophagus to aid in understanding the effects of acid reflux. Due to a dangerous manufacturing error, certain lots of the devices must be quarantined immediately.

Volume of cardiovascular procedures expected to normalize by Q4 2020

Cardiology may return to pre-COVID-19 volumes sooner than many other healthcare specialties. What does this mean for hospitals throughout the United States?

CVS facing lawsuit from six Blue Cross insurers

CVS Health has been accused of overcharging for generic medications in a new lawsuit brought forth by six Blue Cross Blue Shield plans.

5 tips for helping relieve COVID-related burnout and PTSD among radiology team members

Nearly half of healthcare workers are experiencing some symptoms of post-traumatic stress during the pandemic, and almost 25% report signs of depression, according to a new JAMA survey.

Resuming healthcare procedures comes with new set of concerns

As some states reopen businesses and more Americans will resume visiting their doctors, clinicians are concerned about a second wave of COVID-2 infections, according to a survey of clinical leaders.

Radiology provider Envision Healthcare says it’s delivered 130,000 virtual visits since the pandemic started

The Nashville-based physician firm said such visits have occurred across 34 states and in hospitals, offices, urgent care clinics and post-acute settings.

Tackling imaging, surgery backlog could take ‘six months or more,’ hospital leader predicts

In just a few short months, Beaumont Health system has delayed about 9,500 imaging exams, along with thousands more procedures.

Abdominal imaging rates declined over recent years, stemming steady period of growth

Much of the drop is due to radiologists forgoing abdominal radiography, gastrointestinal fluoroscopy, and nuclear imaging, experts reported Tuesday.

Pandemic may produce ‘surge’ of private equity purchases in medicine, radiology expert warns

That’s according to a new opinion piece, published recently in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Management

Healthcare AI today: Bipartisan AI policy guidance, AI claims denials, LLM brain rot, more

Hospital redesigns radiology 2nd opinion service, scoring 92% collection success rate

Senate reconciliation bill blunts tax change radiologists say could harm private practices

Kennedy tells Congress HHS has rehired another 1,250 workers fired by DOGE

FDA alerts public to Medtronic device recall after 33 injuries