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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Vaping-related deaths climb to 60, including youngest victim yet, as CDC finds strong THC link

However, the number of new cases has continued to decline since reaching its peak in September, officials said. 

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$2M settlement after subpoena of radiologist’s keystrokes finds lax CT reading

Lawyers recently extracted the payout from one Dallas-based hospital chain after proving that radiologist Steven Fuhr spent less than a second interpreting CT images. 

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Will US, Europe work together on AI regulation?

Sundar Pichai, who serves as the CEO for both Alphabet and Google, wants the United States and European Union to work together on developing AI regulations.

 

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Savings impact of alternative payment models proves difficult to project

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation savings projections keep moving, underscoring just how difficult it is to estimate the impact of untested alternative payment models, according to a recent analysis from Avalere Health.

Massive drops in imaging reimbursement signal some private radiology practices ‘may be in jeopardy’

That’s according to a new analysis of Medicare Part B payment data, published in January’s Journal of the American College of Radiology

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Medical imaging, radiation therapy professionals urged to embrace AI

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has published a new white paper on AI and its potential impact on the work of medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals.

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Largest physician specialty group endorses Medicare for all

The American College of Physicians, which represents 159,000 internists in the U.S., has endorsed a single-payer American healthcare system.

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Humana’s latest exec hired from CMS

Health insurer Humana has snagged the top doctor at CMS, Kate Goodrich, MD, who served as chief medical officer of CMS and director of the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality.