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 issues ‘call to action’ on key federal funding issue

ACR noted that Congress is returning from its August recess, with one of the “most critical” considerations pertaining to government funding for fiscal 2025. 

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Lawmakers introduce radiologist-supported bill to punish payers that fail to pony up under NSA

Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, R-N.C., unveiled the No Surprises Enforcement Act on Sept. 13, joined by Reps. Raul Ruiz, MD, D-Calif., and John Joyce, MD, R-Penn. 

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Physician burnout has become ‘widespread,’ Radiology Partners warns Medicare program

Continued declines in reimbursement and mounting administrative burdens are combining to weigh down members of the specialty, RP wrote in recent comments. 

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US radiology providers catering to patients facing long wait times for imaging in Canada

One critical access hospital in North Dakota is treating upward of 20 Canadian patients per month, the CBC reports. 

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ACR concerned pay cap on CT-based colon cancer screening could make service ‘untenable’

Medicare wants to limit the technical component for the exam to the HOPPS rate, which would represent an 81% reduction to the MPFS amount of $459.92. 

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Coalition repping over 1M radiologists and other clinicians urges Congress to fix ‘systemic’ payment flaws

“Congress must act before the end of 2024 to provide clinicians with the financial stability needed to ensure beneficiaries continue to have access to high-quality care,” the groups wrote. 

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RadNet hires private equity firm leader as new CEO of its Digital Health Division

Kees Wesdorp, PhD, will be based in the Netherlands, collecting an annual base salary of $705,000 and an incentive bonus equal to that amount. 

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Radiology staffing shortage forcing patients to wait 3 months for some imaging results

Michigan Hospital Association Executive Vice President Laura Appel said institutions are prioritizing exams related to medical emergencies. 

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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.