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.

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Report: DOJ investigating business practices of UnitedHealth’s Optum Rx

Bloomberg said the pharmacy benefit manager is being probed as part of a larger look into the “prescription management services” of UnitedHealth. According to sources, this may be related to an ongoing investigation into alleged instances of Medicare Advantage upcoding.

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New $6B Eversana looks to bypass PBMs and lower drug prices

A merger between Eversana and Waltz Health will create a new entity that CEO Mark Thierer says will upend the “existing oligopoly that I helped build.”

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Dispute between Johns Hopkins and UnitedHealthcare pushes patients out-of-network

The two said they’ve been negotiating terms for eight months. Sticking points include denied claims and coverage disputes, with both the insurer and health system pointing fingers.

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New York cardiologist headed to prison—DOJ says he paid for referrals, performed unneeded procedures

"Today’s sentence sends a deterrent message to doctors and the healthcare industry," according to a DOJ statement. "If you abuse patient trust for profit, you will face justice."

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Hospital system no longer accepting radiology patients with out-of-network health plans

Summa Health said the change will take effect Sept. 1, with the two-hospital network ceasing scheduling of appointments for this consumer segment.

FDA announces recall of Boston Scientific interventional radiology devices, citing risk of serious injury or death

Its alert pertains to over 26K carotid artery stents, used by interventional neuroradiologists, vascular surgeons and other docs to prevent strokes. 

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Radiology provider Akumin touts launch of its first movable PET/CT imaging centers

The Plantation, Florida, company first announced the initiative at RSNA 2024, offering clients new “relocatable and expandable” centers to be deployed across the U.S. 

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Private equity-backed Solis Mammography opens 3 new locations

The breast imaging group is launching two locations in Texas and marking its first foray into the Raleigh metro area, with more on the way in North Carolina.