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.

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.
Heart Failure Society of America names its newest leaders and board members
Kenneth Margulies, MD, will be the group's next president. These new terms all begin after the HFSA Annual Scientific Meeting in September.

One state’s hospitals saw $650M drop in revenue, with radiology cancellations a key factor

New Jersey providers have been beset by a double whammy of financial challenges during the pandemic, with hospital expenses also increasing by $214 million per month.

Hospitals face steep revenue declines amid patient volume losses

Hospitals and healthcare providers are facing higher costs to care for complex COVID-19 patients while also suffering the loss of other procedures like elective surgeries that could help offset these higher costs.

President Trump taking unproven drug to prevent COVID-19 infection

President Trump recently stated he was taking hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug that has been unproven to prevent or treat infection of COVID-19. Trump has touted the drug over the past several weeks for benefitting COVID-19 patients, but studies have shown little to no impact.

Pandemic-induced economic recession will likely hinder radiologist recruitment for years

Such was the case in 2009, when the Great Recession brought about a “protracted, seven-year struggle” to recruit medical students into the specialty, experts wrote in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

COVID’s positive side: Collegiality and public awareness up in radiology, expert says

Jeffrey Klein, MD, a professor of radiology at the University of Vermont, highlighted a few of his reasons for remaining upbeat in a recently posted commentary.

Hospital system opens ‘first of its kind’ center offering imaging to COVID survivors

Mount Sinai Health System, located in the heart of America’s outbreak, said its Center for Post-COVID Care will harness advanced diagnostic tools and treatment from radiologists, cardiologists and a host of other specialties

MITA asks CMS for regulatory relief to mitigate pandemic’s toll on imaging

“It is of timely importance that lawmakers and regulatory officials implement policies that address the current crisis and mitigate future public health consequences arising from the pandemic,” Patrick Hope, executive director of MITA, said Thursday.

Radiology practice launches marketing campaign to attract patients as it reopens locations

Montclair Radiology is promoting its new virtual registration and check-in process, which it says is designed to mitigate transmission of COVID-19 by eliminating contact between patients and providers.

Management

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

Heart Failure Society of America names its newest leaders and board members