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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Radiology Partners scores key victory in court battle with UnitedHealthcare

A California federal judge has granted RP's request to compel arbitration in its ongoing dispute with UHC over alleged underpayment. 

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FDA clears mobile 1.5T MRI system

The mobile MRI from Siemens Healthineers is cleared for deployment and can be used from practically anywhere.

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Medical malpractice lawsuits in interventional radiology most commonly stem from 2 procedure types

IR providers pay an average of $877,500 when settling such cases prior to a trial, while average jury awards total more than $2 million. 

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Use of CTPA for suspected pulmonary embolism in pregnancy surges 156% at 2 hospitals

Despite the marked increase, there was no corresponding uptick in either positive PE readings or pregnancies, experts detailed. 

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National Cancer Institute charts ‘alarming’ drop in cancer diagnoses

The decreases appeared to be greatest for cancers typically diagnosed via screening, including breast, lung and colorectal cancer. 

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56% of new physicians say they’ve received 100-plus job solicitations during training

“Physicians coming out of training are being recruited like blue chip athletes,” said AMN Healthcare's Leah Grant. 

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Siemens Healthineers company Varian acquiring radiology services provider Aspekt Solutions

The move will allow Varian to expand its advanced oncology solutions offerings and address rising demand for customized services, leaders said. 

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Gaming keyboards could ‘revolutionize’ radiologists’ engagement with PACS, members of the specialty say

Designed for video games, the devices allow users to personalize special keys to “simplify complex tasks into single-touch actions.” 

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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.