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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Radiologists fight state proposal granting NPs more freedom to practice autonomously

Physician groups including the ACR and American Medical Association are pressing leaders to let the controversial provision expire. 

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49% of radiologists surveyed say they’re burned out, with ‘lack of respect’ a top driver

Other popular answers included “too many hours at work,” lack of control or autonomy over one’s life, and too many bureaucratic tasks, Medscape reported.

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6 common pitfalls to avoid when consummating a radiology M&A deal

“Mergers and acquisitions can work, but only if everyone involved truly knows what they are doing," experts wrote in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. 

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Senate finalizes radiologist-supported bill to address burnout following physician’s suicide

The Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act went to President Joe Biden for his final signature after its Feb. 17 passage.

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Radiologist-backed software startup Sirona Medical acquiring assets, personnel from AI firm Nines

The deal includes Nines' data pipeline, machine learning engines, analytics tools, and two U.S. Food and Drug Administration-cleared products. 

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S&P outlook highlights ‘heavy consolidation activity,’ fragmentation in radiology sector

Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings shared its outlook following US Radiology Specialists' largest acquisition in its four-year history. 

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Follow-up imaging for incidental liver lesions on breast MRI rarely necessary

As breast magnetic resonance imaging becomes more prevalent, providers should be cautious when ordering additional workups stemming from screening.

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Appeals court revives lawsuit alleging misordered CT scan led to patient’s death

Lynda Newman, MD, claimed she ordered imaging with contrast, suspecting aortic dissection, but a rad tech performed CT without, leading to a missed diagnosis.

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Health Imaging
Nearly $800,000 settlement offered to family of man who died during MRI exam

The patient, who was being cared for in the ICU, was not accompanied or monitored by nursing staff during his exam, despite being sedated.

Cardiovascular Business
Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

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.

Cardiovascular Business
‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

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.