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.

RadNet leaders discuss rationale behind blockbuster $103M iCAD AI acquisition
RadNet provides 1.9M mammograms per year in the U.S., and adding iCAD’s installed customer base would boost the number of impacted exams to 10M.
Radiologist dealt blow in court battle stemming from his support for youth trans-care ban
Radiologist Eric Cubin, MD, sued Wyoming's governor after he was removed from the state medical board.
Interventional radiologists ‘markedly’ increase billing for nonprocedural work, despite drop in overall doc count
"These findings underscore IR’s accelerating transition toward comprehensive patient care, with significant implications for training, practice management, and the specialty’s role within the broader healthcare landscape," experts write.
Radiologists call for new billing codes to reward work outside of interpreting images
Previous studies have shown rads can spend upward of 60% of workhours on such duties, including curbside consults and multidisciplinary meetings.
RadNet to acquire breast imaging AI vendor iCAD for $103M
The acquisition will give Los Angeles-based RadNet an installed base of more than 1,500 healthcare provider locations, facilitating 8 million mammograms across 50 countries.

Injuries trigger recall related to tables used during image-guided procedures

Users have identified risks related to patients falling from the Philips furniture products during transfer or position changes, the FDA said Friday.

Radiologist claims he was shorted in $20M imaging center sale to private equity platform

Gregory R. Ball, MD, of Orchard Park, New York, and his attorneys filed the complaint against Southtowns Radiology Associates et al. on Feb. 24.

RadNet sees rocky 2025 start, with severe weather leading to $22M revenue loss

Meanwhile, RadNet saw a strong finish to 2024, with a company record of $477 million in fourth quarter revenue.

Biograph, a new whole-body MRI startup, launches with $7,500 membership fee

The company has already opened its first location in San Mateo, California, with another to follow in New York City, collecting over 1,000 datapoints from 30-plus exams.

Small practices, individual radiologists at a disadvantage in Medicare quality pay program

“Unfortunately, the imbalance in available MIPS radiology measures is worsening,” said study co-author Lauren Nicola, MD, CEO of Triad Radiology Associates.

Radiology provider Akumin establishes physician advisory board to spur innovation

New advisors to the Florida-based radiology and oncology group will include Jefferson Health of Philadelphia’s Vijay Rao, MD, and the University of Chicago’s Aytekin Oto, MD, MBA

Radiology Partners fires back in battle with Aetna, accusing payer of ‘shamelessly prioritizing profits’

"We vehemently refute all their manufactured allegations, and we will vigorously defend our position," CEO Rich Whitney, MBA, said Wednesday.

Appeals court rejects radiologist’s attempt to revive whistleblower suit over ‘troubling’ IR colleague

Surgeons purportedly labeled the interventional rad the "Boston Butcher" after he allegedly flubbed several procedures, with 1 leading to a patient's death.

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MRI projectile incident likely to result in a 'seven-figure sum' repair bill for hospital

News of an incident is a stark reminder that healthcare workers and patients aren’t the only ones who need to be aware around MRI suites.

Health Imaging

American College of Radiology announces significant expansion of Lung Cancer Screening Registry

The ACR hopes these changes, including the addition of diagnostic performance feedback, will help reduce the number of patients with incidental nodules lost to follow-up each year.

Health Imaging

AI reduces CT lung cancer screening workload by nearly 80%

And it can do so with almost 100% accuracy as a first reader, according to a new large-scale analysis.

Management

RadNet leaders discuss rationale behind blockbuster $103M iCAD AI acquisition

Radiologist dealt blow in court battle stemming from his support for youth trans-care ban

Interventional radiologists ‘markedly’ increase billing for nonprocedural work, despite drop in overall doc count

Radiologists call for new billing codes to reward work outside of interpreting images

RadNet to acquire breast imaging AI vendor iCAD for $103M

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