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.

Thumbnail

$100M mega mammography trial sees ‘record’ rebound following COVID slowdown

TMIST enrolled more participants than all other National Cancer Institute trials combined since July, the American College of Radiology reported. 

Todd Fruchterman Butterfly

Ultrasound maker Butterfly Network names new CEO ahead of completing $1.5B merger

Todd Fruchterman, MD, PhD, will assume the role Feb. 1 after previously working at 3M for nearly a decade.

idea light bulb innovation

Radiologists log lower rates of entrepreneurship compared to other physician specialists

Rad business founders have dabbled in a variety of interests, ranging from yoga studios to bakeries, according to one MD researcher who recently explored this topic in JAMA Network Open

Thumbnail

American Board of Radiology shares early positive feedback from virtual test-taking transition

Earlier this month, ABR hosted its Diagnostic Radiology Certifying Pilot Exam, with 161 candidates taking part. 

COVID-19 congress coronavirus Washington

COVID-19 public health emergency likely to remain in place for the duration of 2021

Acting HHS Secretary Norris Cochran revealed the news in a letter to governors sent on Friday, Jan. 22. 

Thumbnail

Radiologist sues Boston Medical Center claiming pattern of gender discrimination prior to her dismissal

For its part, New England’s largest safety-net hospital called the claims “baseless" while emphasizing its culture of inclusion. 

Xavier Becerra

American College of Radiology urges Senate to confirm Xavier Becerra as next HHS chief

Conservatives, meanwhile, have criticized the selection, citing his history of defending the Affordable Care Act and abortion rights. 

Thumbnail

Moody’s sees ‘significant execution risk’ as Radiology Partners integrates Mednax’s imaging business

On the plus side, the El Segundo, California, practice has increased revenues tenfold over the past five years through acquisitions and is in a strong cash position, the ratings service noted. 

Around the web

And it can do so with almost 100% accuracy as a first reader, according to a new large-scale analysis.

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.