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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Bipartisan Congress leaders reach deal on surprise billing fix that has rankled radiologists

Lawmakers said they hope to attach this "important new patient protection" to the end-of-year funding package. 

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American Board of Radiology releases new guide detailing ins and outs of remote exams

ABR noted that books or notes, other individuals, cellphones, headsets, cameras, watches and calculators are not permitted in the room. 

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Radiologists, other doc parents struggle to discuss work-life tensions with leadership

Among physicians raising a family, women were more likely than men to turn down a project or participation on a committee, experts reported in JAMA Network Open. 

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Senators introduce bill to avert millions in ‘misguided’ Medicare reimbursement cuts

The bill mirrors the “Holding Providers Harmless from Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020,” previously introduced in the House and favored by rads.

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CMS moves to ease burden, burnout stemming from onerous prior authorization policies

Practice leaders criticized the proposal for failing to include Medicare Advantage plans. 

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US Radiology Specialists continues December deal streak, adding 5 more locations

USRS announced Thursday that it's acquiring ImageSouth, the largest outpatient imaging operator in Birmingham, Alabama. 

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92% of radiologists believe subspecialization is an important part of their professional identity

The finding is part of a wide-ranging survey of 1,344 radiologists across 49 countries, published this month in Insights into Imaging, 

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Radiologic technologists join fight against ‘catastrophic’ payment reductions slated for Jan. 1

ASRT on Monday signaled its support for House Resolution 8702, which would hold radiologists and other providers "harmless" from forthcoming Medicare changes.

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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.