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.

5 signals EMS is ripe and ready for AI
Emergency medical services are there when you need them. Yet they barely come up in healthcare strategy discussions. AI could help change that.
Number of healthcare organizations that lost over $200K from data breaches rises 400%
The data comes from a new report by cybersecurity firm Netwrix, which found that healthcare continues to outpace other sectors in both the number of breaches and associated financial losses.
Robin the Robot serves up smiles at children’s hospitals and nursing homes
The AI-powered device is helping to alleviate staff shortages by making rounds and checking on patients.
Abbott warns EP labs the tip can detach from its TactiFlex ablation catheters
Improper removal of the catheter from the packaging can result in tip damage. Most damaged tips were detected prior to being used, but three tips did separate inside patients.
ACC: Global health workforce is in need of investment to combat noncommunicable diseases
The American College of Cardiology has committed to reducing morbidity and mortality from noncommunicable diseases by 30% by 2030, but significant investments will be needed to expand the healthcare workforce.

ACR, numerous others urge Congress to keep surprise billing fix out of COVID relief package

Three radiology societies and groups representing "hundreds of thousands" of docs made their plea in a letter to congressional leaders.

Imaging accreditation org RadSite announces new CMO, and other recent radiology job changes

Radiology Partners' president steps down, ASTRO names new president-elect, and more imaging workforce moves from this past month.

Mednax reports 29% radiology volume drop in Q2, but imaging numbers are bouncing back

The decline in business was worse in April at 50%, but levels reached upward of 90% of pre-COVID volume by the end of June, the Florida physician firm reported.

Bolstering breast imaging recall letter readability significantly improves timely patient follow-up

That’s according to a new retrospective study out of Johns Hopkins, published in JACR.

Radiology Partners president and first-ever chief medical officer stepping down

Jay Bronner, MD, is not taking a new position elsewhere, nor is he retiring, and Rad Partners plans to take the next “several months” to evaluate the C-suite role, leaders said.

Shifting payer mix due to COVID-19 putting pressure on radiology practice margins

With a pandemic-induced move toward Medicaid or other lower-paying reimbursement sources, providers must get creative, imaging experts advise.

RSNA awarded federal grant to create radiology training hub in Africa

The $750,000 in funding will be used to establish a new educational institution, part of the organization's Global Learning Centers program launched last year.

Major imaging groups launch campaign urging patients to ‘return to care’

Industry advocates such as RSNA and the American College of Radiology are concerned about recent reports of consumers putting off imaging amid fears of contracting COVID-19.

Management

5 signals EMS is ripe and ready for AI

Number of healthcare organizations that lost over $200K from data breaches rises 400%

Robin the Robot serves up smiles at children’s hospitals and nursing homes

Abbott warns EP labs the tip can detach from its TactiFlex ablation catheters

ACC: Global health workforce is in need of investment to combat noncommunicable diseases