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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FDA approves new therapy, complementary imaging agent for treating metastatic prostate cancer

Provider advocates praised the decision, calling it “one of the greatest success stories in nuclear medicine history.”

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MRI after button battery removal: Consensus on next steps lacking among referrers

There are no published guidelines on how imaging should inform clinical management, Seattle Children's Hospital experts noted. 

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Navigating a radiology malpractice lawsuit in 8 steps

Many members of the specialty will face such a suit during their careers, and it is wise to take steps to prepare, experts wrote Monday in JACR. 

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Change Healthcare reportedly seeking ‘sizable’ breakup fee if UnitedHealth deal falls through

Members of the Nashville, Tennessee, imaging vendor’s board have recently discussed such a “reverse fee,” which was not part of its original agreement with UHG. 

COVID-19 coronavirus burnout depression pandemic

Nearly 30% of interventional radiologists experienced significant stress amid pandemic, new survey finds

The results could indicate increased vulnerability to burnout and anxiety among the subspecialty, experts wrote in the journal of CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology. 

A cardiac CT scan being performed on a Cardiograph dedicated cardiac CT scanner at a Duly Health and Care outpatient clinic. Photo by Dave Fornell

VIDEO: Office-based cardiac CT and FFR-CT offer a new business model

In a new video, Evans Pap­pas, MD, and Sujith Kalathiveetil, MD, both of Duly Health and Care in suburban Chicago, explain the shift toward office-based cardiac CT evaluations and the role of FFR-CT. 

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Cancer screening in need of ‘urgent attention’ to address lingering effects from COVID shutdowns

Accredited U.S. programs have reported sizable monthly screening deficits for lung, breast, and colorectal cancer, researchers reported recently. 

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Radiology groups urge Congress to address scarcity of AI solutions in pediatric care

The Society for Pediatric Radiology and ACR want lawmakers to draft healthcare policies that encourage innovation in artificial intelligence to address this gap. 

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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.

The all-in-one Omni Legend PET/CT scanner is now being manufactured in a new production facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin.