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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CMS may increase accreditation control

CMS Administrator Seema Verma is once again putting pressure on Medicare accrediting organizations that certify healthcare providers for reimbursement under the federal healthcare program.

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UnitedHealth’s stock just had its worst day in 9 years

UnitedHealth Group saw its worst stock day in nearly 9 years on Feb. 24, with shares dropping 7.8%, according to MarketWatch.

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Radiologist can sue former practice over $127,000 pension cut, judge rules

A West Virginia radiologist can move forward with a lawsuit against his former practice, charging that he was shorted pension pay.

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Legal expert worries ‘shadowy,’ radiology-backing private equity firms will derail surprise billing fix

One professor of law shared her pessimism about the process in a new piece, published in the New England Journal of Medicine. 

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Humana joins effort to improve healthcare provider directories

Health insurance giant Humana has joined efforts alongside other national health benefits companies to improve healthcare provider directories.

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Medicare for all studies agree universal healthcare will lower costs

An analysis of 22 single-payer healthcare plans have nearly all come to the same conclusion: Universal healthcare will lower costs either in the first year or within the first several years.

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The 5 most common causes of adverse imaging events in radiology

Such occurrences are relatively rare in radiology, but even one case of patient harm is too many, experts argue, underlining the importance of staying on top of this issue. 

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ACC president: Bernie Sanders’ MI records omit measures of LVEF

Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has refused to release further medical information about an MI he suffered last October, leaving much of the public with questions about his heart health.