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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Aidoc invests $30M to create first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence model

The new AI effort will initially focus on three key areas, including accelerating the development of robust imaging algorithms, leaders said at RSNA 2023. 

Bankruptcy judge approves radiology provider Akumin’s plan to go private under new ownership

Under terms of the deal, lender Stonepeak will swap some $470 million in debt for ownership in the reorganized business.

Video interview with Michael Bruno, MD, FACR, on the growing radiology staffing shortage, way to address this, and the growing problem of exam mismatch. He spoke to Radiology Business Digital Editor Dave Fornell at RSNA 2023. #RSNA #RSNA23 #RSNA2023 #radiologistshortage

Mismatch between radiologist shortages, rising exam volumes a growing concern in medical imaging

Michael Bruno, MD, vice chair for quality and patient safety at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, discusses two hot topics at RSNA 2023. 

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Philips debuts first helium-conserving mobile MRI system of its kind at RSNA 2023

The imaging industry giant developed the mobile unit for outpatient radiology and oncology services provider Akumin Inc. 

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RSNA 2023: Speaker calls for 'less talk, more action,' on diversity, equity and inclusion

During remarks Tuesday, radiologist Reed Omary, MD, accused healthcare institutions of “DEI washing."

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RadNet unveils DeepHealth, its ‘pioneering’ new health informatics portfolio

The company plans to eventually provide professionals such as practice manages, schedulers, patient liaisons and revenue cycle teams with AI-enabled apps. 

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Radiology Partners launches AI platform with Amazon Web Services

RPX AI allows users to “seamlessly deploy” a suite of artificial intelligence tools across any reading platform. 

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RSNA 2023: 5 ways radiology leaders can respond in the face of moral distress

"If you’re not teaching, you’re not mentoring, then you’re putting us in the position of training the last generation of radiologists," Frank Lexa, MD, MBA, told attendees. 

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The patient, who was being cared for in the ICU, was not accompanied or monitored by nursing staff during his exam, despite being sedated.

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.