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.

115-year-old Virginia imaging practice joins Strategic Radiology’s growing coalition

Radiology Associates of Richmond is the 28th such practice to make the move, marking the larger group’s 20th state and first foray into Virginia.

Hydroxychloroquine trial suspended by WHO

The World Health Organization has suspended the trial of the controversial drug hydroxychloroquine due to safety concerns.

Radiology departments must look long-term to build financial resiliency after the pandemic

UW Seattle radiologists are cutting costs in the near-term to combat low imaging volumes, but say building future financial growth potential is key to a more stable outlook.

Why the pandemic may be hitting female radiologists harder, and how hospitals and practices can counter

A recent study in JACR explored how video conferencing’s growing popularity in the profession may be having a negative impact on women.

Another COVID conference casualty: RSNA 2020 is going virtual

The Radiological Society of North America is canceling its annual meeting slated for later this year and moving the event to a web format.

Kaiser Permanente CIO to retire

Dick Daniels, chief information officer and vice president at Kaiser Permanente, announced his decision to retire mid-June.

Radiologists see positives with ‘remote readouts’ and potential staying power in post-COVID future

Radiology trainees and attendings found relocating workspaces into reading "pods" overwhelmingly positive, and some aspects may be in place for the long-term.

More Part D plans will likely offer $35 monthly co-pays for insulin in 2021

More than 1,750 standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plans and MA plans have applied to offer insulin at a maximum $35 copay for a month’s supply of the drug for the 2021 plan year, CMS announced.

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