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.

AI newswatch: OpenAI goes to the UAE, patients get cyberchondria, more
Like remoras hitching a ride on a shark, private businesses are capitalizing on President Trump’s AI-aggressive trip to the Middle East.
House passes reconciliation bill that includes radiologist Medicare pay hike
Physician, hospital and patient advocacy groups expressed concern about other provisions in the budget bill, including sizable cuts to the Medicaid program.
Imaging groups utilize ‘per diem’ radiologist employment to fill workforce gaps
These arrangements typically involve non-full-time employment, compensated on an hourly, shift or daily basis without benefits or annual salary, experts write in Pediatric Radiology.
Senators introduce radiology-supported bill to reform prior authorization
Sens. Roger Marshall, MD, R-Kan., and Mark Warner, D-Va., are reintroducing the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act, which previously drew widespread support.
Teleradiology outfit USARad sees quarterly revenues climb over 8%
The Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based physician group—acquired by Nanox for $30 million in 2021—logged revenue of roughly $2.6 million in Q1, up from $2.4 million last year.

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Boston Scientific enters IVL arms race with acquisition worth up to $664M

Boston Scientific has agreed to acquire Bolt Medical, a California-based medical device company focused on developing new intravascular lithotripsy technologies. The news comes less than one year after Johnson & Johnson acquired IVL pioneers Shockwave Medical for $13 billion.

Experts update AUC for amyloid, tau PET imaging for first time in more than a decade

The new appropriate use criteria define 17 specific clinical scenarios, guiding providers on situations when amyloid or tau imaging are and are not appropriate.

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Practice acquisition will create 1 of the largest teleradiology groups in the US

Phoenix-based OnRad Inc. is acquiring competitor Direct Radiology from Royal Philips for an undisclosed sum, seeking to bolster recruitment and pursue operational efficiencies.

US Radiology Specialists names 2nd new CEO in less than 1 year

Caitlin Zulla is taking over the Raleigh, North Carolina-based imaging group’s top post after previously serving as CEO of Optum Health’s East Region.

Radiology vendor Visage Imaging inks $19M deal with 1 of Midwest’s largest multispecialty groups

The seven-year agreement is with Illinois-based Duly Health and Care, which employs 1,000 physicians including 40 radiologists working across 150 locations.

$49B in medical debt to be erased from credit reports

A new final rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau bans reporting agencies from including medical debts on credit reports or factoring them into credit scores.

$3.3B merger of UnitedHealth and Amedisys delayed by DOJ lawsuit

The new deadline for the deal to be finalized is Dec. 31, 2025. However, the ultimate fate of UnitedHealth's acquisition of Amedisys will be decided in a federal court.

Female representation in interventional radiology still lagging behind other specialties

The number of female IR trainees has been on the rise for years, but this growth is slow in comparison to other medical professions.

Management

AI newswatch: OpenAI goes to the UAE, patients get cyberchondria, more

House passes reconciliation bill that includes radiologist Medicare pay hike

Imaging groups utilize ‘per diem’ radiologist employment to fill workforce gaps

Senators introduce radiology-supported bill to reform prior authorization

Teleradiology outfit USARad sees quarterly revenues climb over 8%