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.

Major health insurers agree to reduce prior authorization burden for imaging and other services
AHIP, the industry’s largest lobbying group, made the commitment Monday alongside over 50 payers including UnitedHealthcare and the BCBS Association.
Radiology Partners constrained by high interest expenses, low cash-flow generation: S&P
The analysis comes in response to a proposed $1.5 billion term loan for RP, due in 2032, along with $800 million in secured notes and a $390 million revolving credit line.
Private equity-backed radiology groups expand in 2 markets
Solis Mammography is adding a new location in Washington, D.C., while US Radiology Specialists is building two in South Carolina.
ASNC and AMA push back against AI prior authorization denials
Suman Tandon, MD, a representative of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC), explains her organization's concerns about artificial intelligence being used to automatically deny prior authorizations and prevent patients from accessing care.
Physicians speak out against payers’ growing use of AI to deny imaging requests
Heart imaging specialists contend that the deployment of artificial intelligence "is making the issue of prior authorization worse, not better."

M&A mergers and acquisitions business deal

Private equity-backed Premier Radiology Services acquires rival remote-reading group

Founded in 1999, NationalRad is a “leading” provider of subspecialized teleradiology services based in Deerfield Beach, Florida.

Radiology provider Akumin completes bankruptcy process

The Florida-based imaging group has successfully deleveraged from its debts, which totaled some $470 million at the time of the filing in October.

Financial incentives significantly increase radiologist compliance with quality-improvement initiative

UT Southwestern has introduced a grading template in knee radiograph reports to help decrease the use of unnecessary MR imaging.

Sectra 'Best in KLAS' among PACS vendors; Agfa, 3M, Fujifilm and Nuance also make imaging list

The report recognizes software and service companies “who excel in helping healthcare professionals improve patient care.”

After extracting $85M from imaging provider and its CEO, DOJ targets former chief financial officer

Florida resident Rick Nassenstein allegedly “played a central role” in a scheme that involved paying physicians “exorbitant” fees to refer patients for PET scans.

Private equity-backed Premier Radiology inks long-term partnership with nation’s largest occupational health provider

The Miami-based teleradiology group will provide support to Concentra’s network of 540 medical centers through 2030.

FDA issues Class I recall notice for Philips nuclear imaging system

The alert pertains to its BrightView SPECT family of products, with concerns a loose screw could cause machinery to fall on a patient.

Physician editorialist claims breast cancer screening at 40 will sow confusion; ACR fires back

Russell P. Harris, MD, penned the piece for the Annals of Internal Medicine, spurred by new recommendations issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

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Cardiovascular Business

FDA-cleared software increases throughput for flurpiridaz back-to-back rest-stress imaging

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.

Health Imaging

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.

Management

Major health insurers agree to reduce prior authorization burden for imaging and other services

Radiology Partners constrained by high interest expenses, low cash-flow generation: S&P

Private equity-backed radiology groups expand in 2 markets

ASNC and AMA push back against AI prior authorization denials

Physicians speak out against payers’ growing use of AI to deny imaging requests

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