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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White House highlights actions taken by RadNet, Siemens Healthineers as signs of Biden Cancer Moonshot progress

“These accomplishments deliver significant progress toward addressing President Biden’s goal to end cancer as we know it." 

May 10, 2024
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Collaborative bolsters prostate MRI quality, with 1 site realizing $559,000 in reimbursement gains

Some of the most commonly deployed interventions included protocol adjustments, standardized patient prep instructions and personnel training. 

May 10, 2024
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Lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill granting due process rights to contracted radiologists

Currently, such rights—to a fair process before termination, restriction or reduction of professional activities—are not offered to all physicians. 

May 10, 2024
The long legal saga of Richard Paulus, a Kentucky cardiologist accused of performing unnecessary cardiac procedures, appears to still be going strong in 2022 and might be reviewed by the Supreme Court. The New York state radiologist is facing 36 misdemeanor counts for secret sexual recording without consent, according to a story in the Boston Herald.

Radiologist who botched multiple cosmetic procedures calls license revocation 'unfair' in appeals case

The physician's attorneys say that he is being "over punished" for his actions.

May 9, 2024
Financial data showing growing revenue

RadNet sees quarterly revenue climb to ‘record’ $432M with double-digit growth across multiple modalities

Comparing only imaging centers that operated both quarters, MRI volumes increased 10% compared to Q1 of 2023 while PET/CT was up more than 15%. 

May 9, 2024
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Casper Medical Imaging & Outpatient Radiology expands into new state

Based in its namesake Wyoming community, the rural private practice is growing eastward, opening a new outpatient center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. 

May 9, 2024
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Radiologists meet with CMS to press for coverage of crucial CT screening exam

Staffers with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services were "attentive to the discussion and requested supporting documentation," ACR reported. 

May 9, 2024

Female radiology residents are 31 times more likely to experience discrimination than men

"Everyone in charge at our institution thinks the female residents are 'whiny.' We are told to keep our heads down and not cause problems."

May 8, 2024

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"This was an unneeded burden, which was solely adding to the administrative hassles of medicine," said American Society of Nuclear Cardiology President Larry Phillips.

SCAI and four other major healthcare organizations signed a joint letter in support of intravascular ultrasound. 

The newly approved AI models are designed to improve the detection of pulmonary embolisms and strokes in patients who undergo CT scans.

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