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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Mammography services suspended at 2 hospitals following ACR review

A news release indicates the suspensions are due to breast images not meeting the college's clinical quality standards. 

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Consolidation may be driving radiologists away from practicing as generalists

Radiologists who experienced a practice closure are more likely to operate as subspecialists afterward, according to new Neiman research.  

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FDA warns Philips after issues arise at multiple manufacturing facilities

Meanwhile, the Amsterdam-based imaging giant said it has already taken action to begin correcting these issues. 

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RSNA picks new editor to oversee 100-year-old flagship journal

The society's board has selected Suhny Abbara, MD, to take on the prestigious title in January following an “extensive” international search. 

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FDA accepts application for new Alzheimer’s PET imaging agent from Lantheus

The company is working to commercialize MK-6240, a radiodiagnostic that targets tau protein tangles—a “key hallmark of several neurodegenerative diseases.” 

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Medicare now covers renal denervation for patients with uncontrolled hypertension

This decision expands access to renal denervation to many more patients throughout the United States. Recor Medical and Medtronic both gained FDA approval for their RDN systems in 2023, and other vendors are actively developing their own treatment options.

Massachusetts staffing agency, owner indicted for sending fake CNAs to nursing homes

The allegations are part of a 13-count indictment unveiled Monday by Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell listing Blooming Staffing Agency, its owner and an employee as defendants. They are accused of billing nursing homes after knowingly placing unlicensed nursing assistants to care for elderly patients.

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Former CEO of Unite Us tapped as CMS’ Medicaid and CHIP lead

Dan Brillman, the former CEO and co-founder of coordinated care support service Unite Us, has left his position for a role in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, where he will be responsible for overseeing the federal government's safety net healthcare programs.