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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Siemens Healthineers finalizes $16.4B acquisition of Varian Medical Systems

After closing the deal Thursday, the Germany-based manufacturer now offers the full gamut of cancer care services, ranging from imaging to radiation therapy.

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The COVID ‘black swan event’ and what radiology can learn from Time magazine’s pandemic pivot

Coronavirus was a "punch in the mouth" for the noted publication, but it has also offered lessons that apply in imaging, Time President Keith Grossman wrote in JACR.  

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Congress members want screws tightened on radiology providers who ignore price transparency rule

The legislation requires hospitals to provide upfront pricing for certain “shoppable” services, including 13 specified imaging exams. 

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Lawsuits challenge UnitedHealth’s $13B deal with Change Healthcare, while shareholders give OK

Those filing suit claim the radiology vendor has made misleading or incomplete statements about the merger, which Change denies.

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Congress averts Medicare cuts set to hit radiologists, sending final bill to president

The U.S. House finalized legislation in a 384-38 vote, drawing praise from the American Medical Association and other provider groups. 

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‘Long overdue’: Radiology groups urge ABR to allow 12 weeks of medical leave during residency

Doing so would establish the boards as a "trailblazer among medical specialties," dozens of docs wrote Tuesday in RSNA's Radiology

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Lawmakers blast ‘flawed’ CMS reimbursement policy for diagnostic imaging drugs

Two U.S. congressmen are urging the federal agency to modify its reimbursement methodology for radiopharmaceuticals to improve patient access. 

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YouTube yanks panel video featuring radiologist Scott Atlas, drawing governor’s ire

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' office called the move “another blatant example of Big Tech attempting to silence those who disagree with their woke corporate agenda.”

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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.