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.

State urges patients to seek 2nd opinions, alleging imaging facility posed ‘serious risk to human health’

Officials issued an emergency order halting mammography at Hoffman MRI, but the practice allegedly continued imaging dozens of patients.

That time again: The 20 best hospitals in the US

Mayo Clinic is No. 1 on the list of top hospitals for 2021, as ranked by U.S. News and World Report.

Medicare improves racial healthcare inequities

Medicare is associated with reductions in racial and ethnic disparities in insurance coverage, access to care and self-reported health across the U.S., according to a new study published in JAMA.

85% of radiologists’ head and neck cancer misses are ‘failure to see’ errors

The majority of misses were detected incidentally (67.6%) on imaging exams not performed for a primary head and neck indication, according to a new study in Clinical Radiology.

Latest injury verdict against company with ‘defective’ IVC filters brings payouts to $7M

A federal jury recently determined C.R. Bard's filter led to serious complications after fracturing inside a patient, awarding more than $386,000 in damages.

M&A mergers and acquisitions business deal

Imaging center operator Akumin taking on $700M in debt to fuel Alliance Healthcare Services acquisition

Several announcements revealed additional financial details about the blockbuster $820M merger deal.

District of Columbia DC congress capitol hill

American College of Radiology leads push to extend Medicare pay protections through 2023

A temporary 3.75% pay increase, enacted to soften the blow of budget neutrality requirements, is set to expire on Jan. 1.

Healthcare system still suing patients after being sold

A healthcare system in Tennessee is still suing patients for uncollected debt even after it’s been sold and some of its facilities were repurposed by the buyer.

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