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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Several medical imaging societies ask to be involved in Congressional Medicare reform efforts

Numerous medical imaging societies, including the ACR, signed onto a letter dated Feb. 25 that was sent to members of Congress requesting collaboration on reforms to the Medicare physician payment system.

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'Major victory': Texas physicians score key court win in national fight over surprise billing ban

Radiologists praised the ruling while AHIP, the nation's largest health insurance lobbying group, called it "misguided." 

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Proposal would pause radiologists’ student loan interest accrual, principal payments during residency

Proponents said the bipartisan bill would save residents thousands of dollars on interest and ease financial stress for those unable to begin repaying debt immediately.

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DOJ officially sues to block UnitedHealth Group’s $13B acquisition of Change Healthcare

UHG called the federal government's position "deeply flawed" and said it plans to "defend our case vigorously" in court. 

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From the Great Resignation to PET/CT, 9 trends driving diagnostic imaging in 2022

“These trends represent the business, market, and technology dynamics that imaging leaders cannot afford to ignore,” Alliance Healthcare Services reported recently. 

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ACR urges feds to prioritize radiology in funding for 1,000 new physician residency slots

The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services is investing $1.8B to bolster the doc workforce, and advocates believe imaging should take priority. 

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Hospitals with higher consumer ratings more likely to comply with imaging price transparency initiatives

Less than half of provider institutions were compliant with CMS' price transparency mandate, according to new research from the Neiman Health Policy Institute published in JACR.  

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Lawsuit targets hospital system’s ‘astonishingly high’ charges for CT imaging and other care

Vidant Health has allegedly hid prices from patients, allowing it to overcharge for computed tomography exams and other common procedures, attorneys charged.

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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.