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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American College of Radiology reports continued progress in fight over payment for key CT service

Three of the seven Medicare Administrative Contractors have now agreed to cover cerebral perfusion analysis, used to assess for signs and symptoms of a stroke. 

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Princeton Radiology announces expansion into new state with state-of-the-art center

The 65-year-old, New Jersey-based private practice now has about a dozen locations, with the latest in Newtown, Pennsylvania. 

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GE HealthCare completes $53M acquisition of AI ultrasound business

Based in Cardiff, Wales, seller Intelligent Ultrasound specializes in integrated, AI-driven tools to make scans “smarter and more efficient.” 

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Radiologist cites 'inattentional blindness' after missing signs of metastasis in patient

A woman in New Zealand is now battling advanced cancer after signs of worsening prognosis eluded the eyes of a radiologist.  

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Attorneys seek injunction forcing governor to restore radiologist’s role on state medical board

The Liberty Justice Center filed the motion on Tuesday in its ongoing lawsuit against Wyoming's Republican Gov. Mark Gordon. 

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Academic radiology faculty face salary gaps across nearly all ranks

The salary gap remains at about 6%, with male academic radiologists earning about $483,000 versus $455,000 for women, experts wrote in Radiology

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New York governor signs bill to expand coverage for breast imaging

The legislation changes state insurance laws to require individual, group and nonprofit health plans to reimburse for both screening and diagnostic imaging. 

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Company aiming to automate medical coding in radiology raises $47M

Across its customer base of physician groups, health systems and hospitals, Nym has processed over 6 million charts annually. 

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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.