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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CT continues filling COVID-19 diagnosis void as more radiologists urge caution on its use

Radiology providers continue using computed tomography as a key tool to diagnose the new coronavirus, despite a growing group of experts lining up against this practice. 

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Expert urges radiology to follow bread business, adopt ‘artisanal’ approach to imaging

Indiana University School of Medicine’s Richard Gunderman MD, PhD, wants his peers to move away from mass-produced care and toward a more personalized business model. 

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Imaging giant Philips inks nearly $650M deal to produce ventilators under Defense Production Act

The Amsterdam-based company said it plans to double output at its U.S. sites by May, with a four-fold increase expected in July. 

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CMS sends out $34B in accelerated payments in one week

The feds received more than 25,000 requests for advanced or accelerated payments, according to an announcement. 

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ACR, other major doc groups urge feds to provide physicians with one month of revenue

The American College of Radiology and numerous other medical societies want Health and Human Services to send physicians “immediate financial assistance” to help them weather the coronavirus storm.

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Breast imaging company Hologic sees ‘significant negative impact’ on revenues during pandemic

The Marlborough, Massachusetts-based mammography system manufacturer said it's cutting costs to make up for COVID-19’s impact on its bottom line. 

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CDC launches weekly coronavirus surveillance report, new studies to get grip on pandemic’s reach

In its first “COVIDView” update released Friday, the CDC reported increased visits to outpatient providers and emergency departments in recent months for coronavirus-like symptoms. 

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Radiologists, other docs push policymakers to adopt ‘COVID-19 Pandemic Physician Protection Act’

The group recently launched a Change.org petition directed at President Donald Trump and other elected leaders, imploring them to help doctors on the front lines. 

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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.