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.

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.
‘Why be a manager when you’re a hospital doctor?’ Researchers ask—and answer
Here are some factors that tend to lead physicians to take on hospital-management roles over and above their regularly expected duties.

HeartFlow announces new chief operating officer

The company's new hire comes with years of industry experience. Most recently, he helped lead Medtronic's aortic business.

DOJ considering lawsuit to block UnitedHealth’s $13B deal with Change Healthcare

Speculation that the Department of Justice could get involved first surfaced back in March.

RSNA’s imaging guidelines for COVID-19 demonstrate value, but highlight CT’s limitations

The consensus guidelines are associated with a high specificity, new research confirmed.

Envisioning a world of big, AI-ready—and free—healthcare data, a top medical school leads by example

The academic medical institution that maintains the world’s best-stocked library of curated, patient-deidentified and AI-ready data is going 100% open source with its digital riches.

Hospital system sues insurer for $1B over losses from imaging, other tests during COVID-19

Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network alleges its insurer refused to pay upwards of $100K for losses "well in excess of $250,000," according to a new report.

Delta variant squeezes hospital margins

The COVID-19 delta variant is offsetting improvements in hospital volume and revenue, putting continued pressure on margins.

Updated stroke protocol boosts patient outcomes

The shift was associated with improved door-to-puncture and door-to-reperfusion times.

General radiologists aren’t extinct yet—they’re more important than ever

Well-rounded rads remain fundamental to community settings and patient care despite the growing move toward subspecialization, two experts argued in JACR.

Management

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

‘Why be a manager when you’re a hospital doctor?’ Researchers ask—and answer