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.

When healthcare met politics with time running out: 3 new developments
The director of the National Institutes of Health and his principal deputy are touting their success at ‘curing’ the agency of its self-inflicted DEI disability.
FDA approves new nasal spray for patients with abnormal heart rhythms
Milestone Pharmaceuticals will be selling etripamil under the brand name Cardamyst. It is expected to hit the U.S. market in early 2026.
Philips to acquire AI-enabled intravascular imaging specialists SpectraWAVE
Massachusetts-based SpectraWAVE has gained considerable momentum in recent years, planting its flag in some of cardiology’s biggest trends. The company was co-founded by cardiologists and has already secured multiple FDA clearances.
American College of Radiology criticizes prominent study pushing for new approach to breast cancer screening
Published Friday in JAMA, scientists recently explored a risk-based mammography tactic that tailors regular imaging regimens to each individual’s danger of developing the disease.
Class action lawsuit claims imaging agent developer Telix Pharmaceuticals misled investors
Alleged transgressions took place between February and August, including the FDA rejecting Telix’s application for a new brain cancer imaging agent.

60% of female radiologists have been victims of sexual harassment at work, underscoring need for change

Meanwhile, nearly 85% reported facing gender discrimination, according to a small survey of women in the specialty published recently.

Imaging administrators say improving staff morale a top priority after stressful 2020

One-third of practice leaders said they have been forced to freeze hiring and shed employee numbers among CT staffers to counter decreasing patient visits.

FTC probing impact of physician practice consolidation during busy M&A period for radiology

The agency has ordered six major commercial insurers to share 2015-2020 data to better understand how these trends alter competition.

Hospital suspends mammography services that posed ‘serious risk to human health’

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration first revealed the imaging issue in a recently shared update.

Time awake and hours slept significantly impact less experienced radiologists’ performance

That's according to a new investigation of sleep and how it affects physicians' ability to read images, published in JACR.

Stephen Hahn resigns as FDA commissioner, says he was ‘disgusted’ by Capitol Hill riots

A board-certified radiation oncologist, Hahn first joined the federal agency in December 2019, just before the COVID-19 storm hit.

Radiology Business Management Association postpones annual meeting due to COVID-19

RBMA certainly isn't alone, as numerous imaging conferences have been retooled or shelved over the past year.

More evidence hospitals grudgingly complying on price transparency for ‘shoppable services’

Another quick field check has found the federal rule requiring hospitals to show their prices for shoppable services meeting with only spotty compliance since it went into effect Jan. 1.

Management

When healthcare met politics with time running out: 3 new developments

FDA approves new nasal spray for patients with abnormal heart rhythms

Philips to acquire AI-enabled intravascular imaging specialists SpectraWAVE

American College of Radiology criticizes prominent study pushing for new approach to breast cancer screening

Class action lawsuit claims imaging agent developer Telix Pharmaceuticals misled investors