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.

Radiology practice will pay $2.9M to settle allegations it falsified PPP loan documents
Fairfax Radiological Consultants, the D.C. metro area's largest practice, purportedly had employed over 500 individuals as of 2019, but by April 2020, its roster was down to fewer than 100.
Patients eligible for both breast and lung cancer screening are getting mammograms while ditching low-dose CT in droves
This finding underlines the need for interventions to increase LCS awareness and address common barriers such as confusing eligibility criteria.
Imaging industry lobbying group ‘disappointed’ with White House’s latest round of tariffs
AdvaMed—which represents manufacturers including Canon, GE HealthCare, Philips and Siemens Healthineers—is pushing for an imaging exemption.
Stark Law loophole allows ordering physicians to self-interpret hundreds of thousands of images each year
Experts believe their findings signal the need for potential policy reform in Washington to address perceived conflicts of interest.
Radiology provider MedQuest part of deal to acquire 18 imaging centers from 1 of nation’s largest orthopedic groups
OrthoCarolina is the seller, unloading locations across its home city of Charlotte and the Piedmont Triad region that includes Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point.

Imaging researchers warn of possible blood clot dangers from new coronavirus

The Radiological Society of North America recently released a barrage of information highlighting this emerging clinical concern.

Radiology provider Envision Healthcare mulling bankruptcy as COVID-19 dries up business

The Nashville physician services firm has already hired restructuring advisers and is holding back pay from doctors.

CMS pushing private Medicare plans to shelve prior authorization requirements during pandemic

The American College of Radiology said it has strongly urged payers to waive these provisions both during and after the current crisis.

How one radiology department is preparing for the oncoming ‘crisis after the crisis’

Radiologists are currently calculating what it will require to resume routine imaging in a climate that’s vastly different from the one they remember a few months prior.

CMS allowing independent freestanding EDs to deliver imaging to Medicare, Medicaid beneficiaries

These emergency providers offer a range of services, including x-ray, CT and ultrasound, but current regulations do not allow them to bill public payers.

Mobile CT scanners for COVID-19 assessment get closer look from radiology researchers

Michigan Medicine's Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care is currently investigating such imaging tools, along with several others.

5 tips for keeping radiologic technologists safe on the job during the pandemic

A team of imaging experts from the epicenter of the outbreak detailed their systematic strategy in European Radiology.

Siemens donates $1.5M to US health centers in areas hit hardest by COVID-19

Such centers are the country’s largest providers of primary care and often cater to underserved patient populations and individuals without health insurance, the company noted.

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American College of Radiology announces significant expansion of Lung Cancer Screening Registry

The ACR hopes these changes, including the addition of diagnostic performance feedback, will help reduce the number of patients with incidental nodules lost to follow-up each year.

Health Imaging

AI reduces CT lung cancer screening workload by nearly 80%

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

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.

Management

Radiology practice will pay $2.9M to settle allegations it falsified PPP loan documents

Patients eligible for both breast and lung cancer screening are getting mammograms while ditching low-dose CT in droves

Imaging industry lobbying group ‘disappointed’ with White House’s latest round of tariffs

Stark Law loophole allows ordering physicians to self-interpret hundreds of thousands of images each year

Radiology provider MedQuest part of deal to acquire 18 imaging centers from 1 of nation’s largest orthopedic groups

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