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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Philips will pay $62M to settle allegations of corruption

The accusations pertain to the Amsterdam-based corporation’s sales of diagnostic imaging equipment in China, the SEC announced May 11. 

Radiologists rapidly launch inpatient IR consult service that’s generating tens of thousands in new revenue

Between 2020-2021 (and amid the pandemic), interventional consult volumes climbed 13%, while consult-specific payments leapt by 84%, experts detailed.  

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Radiology Partners announces changes in its board room

William Brody, MD, is stepping down from the practice's governing body, with a notable name serving as his replacement. 

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ACR Council passes resolution advocating for the protection of radiologists in states that ban abortion

“I am delighted by the overwhelming support Resolution #11 received at the ACR meeting," one of its supporters told Radiology Business

Radiology provider Akumin highlights ‘robust’ growth in PET/CT volumes with no signs of slowing

The Plantation, Florida, company saw volumes from the modality leap 16.1% on a same-store basis when compared to Q1 of 2022, leaders said. 

1 in 3 physicians sued during career, with radiologists ‘significantly’ more likely to face litigation

Over 40% of radiologists said they’ve been sued during the course of their career, according to new survey data from the American Medical Association. 

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Radiology data analytics vendor Quinsite raises $5.5M in series A financing

The funds will fuel growth initiatives and expansion in other specialties such as pathology, anesthesiology, orthopedics and emergency medicine. 

American College of Radiology 2023 Annual Meeting

William Herrington elected ACR president, plus more news from the college’s 2023 annual meeting

Ezequiel Silva, MD, received the 2023 William T. Thorwarth Jr. Award, with several others recognized for their accomplishments.  

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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.

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