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.

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Imaging firm cutting one-third of workforce; US Radiology Specialists' partnership, plus more vendor news

Also, Butterfly Network building a new headquarters, Hyperfine names a CEO, and ImaginAb raises $12.8 million in funding.

Hyperfine taps former Apple guru as its new president and CEO

Dave Scott brings 25 years of knowledge to the Guilford, Connecticut, portable MRI firm, including research and development experience within Apple's secretive Special Projects Group.

Use of gender-specific, exclusionary titles such as ‘chairman’ still common among radiology departments

Adopting inclusive leadership roles may help the male-dominated specialty move away from bias, experts wrote in Academic Radiology.

FDA’s new drug approval means little if CMS won’t update amyloid PET policy, imaging advocate says

Alzheimer's patients will need to have a brain scan showing the presence of beta-amyloid in order to receive Biogen's Aduhelm (aducanumab) treatment, yet Medicare doesn't cover such exams.

American College of Radiology opposes rebranding physician assistants as ‘associates’

Doc groups believe the title change is "clearly an attempt" to move the PA profession toward independent practice.

Under new legislation, Medicare would cover radiology assistants’ services in all settings

Absent passage of HR 3657, the profession is “in peril,” with RAs losing their jobs and left unable to practice to the full extent of their training, advocates said.

How one large hospital slashed adverse MRI events with the help of a dedicated safety officer

Most radiology departments are well aware of MR imaging safety hazards, yet few have implemented the measures necessary to prevents accidents.

How leaders can smooth radiologists’ return from parental leave

This issue is particularly important as program directors strive to bolster female rad ranks and make the specialty more inclusive.

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