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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Veteran pediatrician urges young physicians to build relationships with radiologists

“By rebuilding the custom of frequent visits and conversations, we can get to know each other again," writes Eleanor R. Menzin, MD. 

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Texas medical school selects radiologist as next dean

Texas Tech Health El Paso has picked Baylor College of Medicine radiology chief Eric M. Rohren, MD, PhD, as the next leader of its Foster School of Medicine. 

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Radiology societies urge commercial payers to update coverage for key interventional procedure

A total of 10 professional associations—also representing pain medicine, anesthesia and rehab specialists—recently messaged more than a dozen payers across the U.S. 

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Single emergency department charts 90% uptick in CT use since 2015

The uptick came during a time when the number of ED episodes increased by only 8% at the same institution, with defensive medicine one possible driver. 

Radiology Partners

Rad Partners now has 200 radiology residents working across 10 programs

RP said it has two more residency program slated to launch in 2026, with its research institute developing curriculum focused on artificial intelligence and the business of imaging.    

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Real-world use of generative AI boosts radiologist productivity by up to 40%

“For me and my colleagues, it’s not an exaggeration to say that it doubled our efficiency," says radiologist Samir F. Abboud, MD, chief of emergency radiology at Northwestern. 
 

cleveland clinic settles for failing to disclose research funding

Insurer illegally forcing women to pay for breast imaging, class action lawsuit contends

Lauren Moody and her attorneys believe the damages against Oscar Health could climb to $30M when factoring in interest, attorney fees and fines. 

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ACR ‘extremely disappointed’ after legislature overrides governor’s veto of ‘harmful’ scope-of-practice bills

Republican Gov. J. Kevin Stitt had recently quashed the two measures, which will give greater practice authority to nurse practitioners and physician assistants. 

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The new F-18 flurpiridaz radiotracer is expected to help drive cardiac PET growth, but it requires waiting between rest and stress scans. Software from MultiFunctional Imaging can help care teams combat that problem.

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.

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.