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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Accreditors suspend hospital’s mammography services over ‘serious image quality deficiencies’

It was back in April that the American College of Radiology alerted the FDA of concerns found at St. Bernard Parish Hospital in Chalmette, Louisiana. 

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Radiology practice must pay $5M after delivering contrast imaging without doc supervision

Whistleblower and former employee Syd Ackerman first surfaced the allegations and stands to collect $925,000 of the payout. 

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5 ways radiology can assume role of ‘value creator,’ rather than resource drain

The specialty must emphasize its myriad contributions to the care team to avoid this mischaracterization, experts wrote in JAMA. 

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Stanford scientists slam former colleague, radiologist and White House advisor over pandemic views

The dozens of faculty members include physicians, researchers, epidemiologists and health policy experts, who voiced their concerns in a letter shared. 

New CPT code to help radiology practices report additional costs stemming from COVID care

Approved for immediate use beginning Sept. 8, code 99072 covers any additional supplies, materials or clinical staff time used during the pandemic. 

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Radiology Partners to acquire Mednax Radiology Solutions for $885M

When the transaction is complete, Rad Partners will add 800 additional physicians to its already sizable total of 1,600, the companies announced. 

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75% of multiple sclerosis patients experiencing ‘financial toxicity,’ radiology experts warn

Researchers with Emory University and the Harvey L Neiman Health Policy Institute polled hundreds of patients to reach their conclusions. 

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Nanox inks deal worth at least $119M to distribute novel imaging systems in Mexico

The Israel-based startup is partnering with distributor SPI Medical to deploy 630 of its Nanox.ARC scanners south of the border, officials announced recently. 

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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.