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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Radiology Partners says it’s recruited more than 500 new physicians amid shortages in the specialty

This marks RP's largest intake of new docs during a two-year period and does not include radiologists added via practice partnership deals.

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American College of Radiology unveils new imaging appropriateness criteria

ACR recently updated its influential quality guidelines, including five fresh topics and eight revisions to previously released updates. 

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6 pro tips for success during the early days of radiology residency

Lack of exposure to rad life and the daily workflow are two big reasons why early career physicians struggle during this stage of their careers, experts wrote in JACR.  

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American Board of Radiology says it’s reducing user fees, but some skeptical it will help

The doc-certification group is changing the recurring fee for retaking exams to a one-time charge for all subsequent attempts, among other updates.

Radiology provider Akumin signs $2.15M contract with Volpara—vendor’s largest deal to date

Under a five-year pact, the New Zealand-based firm will install patient-tracking software across a network of imaging centers spanning 11 states.

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Practice inks pact to integrate radiologist teams with academic medical center in bid to boost recruitment

Suburban Commonwealth Radiology Associates will work with Boston-based Tufts Medical Center to let rads work in their preferred setting. 

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Canon Medical pulling out of RSNA 2021 and other in-person meetings due to COVID-19

The Japan-based imaging giant cited its "Made for Life" management philosophy, prioritizing the health and safety of patients and providers. 

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Watchdog outlines Merit-based Incentive Payment System concerns among radiology and other specialties

Some providers question whether MIPS is improving the quality of patient care or outcomes, according to a recently released GAO report. 

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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.