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.

Gunman kills 4, including his former doctor, in Oklahoma hospital shooting.

Healthcare worker sentenced to 10 years for abusing disabled patients

Tyler Smith and co-defendant Zachary Dinell confessed to assaulting more than a dozen patients, expressing hatred for them simply because they’re disabled.

April 22, 2024
A cardiology practice in Florida and several of its cardiologists have agreed to pay $2 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act and committed fraud. As a part of the agreement, there has been no determination of liability.

Health system employees win $200M lawsuit over unpaid wages

In a complaint first filed in 2021, the plaintiffs said not-for-profit Providence Health & Services used an illegal time-clock policy to steal owed pay of more than $98 million from workers over the course of several years.

April 22, 2024
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Nurses gather at Kaiser hospital to protest rapid adoption of AI

The California Nurses Association said AI is largely unregulated, untested and poses a serious threat to patient safety.

April 22, 2024

Cardiologist loses medical license for allegedly ‘fondling and groping’ multiple patients

“The alleged conduct of this physician is so egregious, only the permanent revocation of his license could adequately protect the public from the risks posed by his return to practice," one official said.

April 22, 2024
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House to hold hearing on new patient data rights legislation

The bipartisan American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) would allow consumers to access and delete much of their personal data being held by private companies.

April 19, 2024
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Doctors sue over negative Google reviews

The class action lawsuit was filed in Japan to raise public awareness about the state of Google reviews, many of which the plaintiffs claim are fake.

April 19, 2024
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10 things you may have suspected about AI but didn’t know for sure till now

All around the world, people are increasingly wise to the advance of AI. More than a few are growing ever more uneasy about it. And yet workers equipped with AI are both more productive and better at their jobs.

April 18, 2024
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Major insurer partners with private equity firm for care coordination

Elevance said the move aims to expand patient access to primary care services for its Carelon Health patients.

April 18, 2024

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This week Washington took a major step toward nailing down a solid game plan on federal AI spending for everything outside of defense.

The recall includes specific lots of five different medical devices used to treat stroke and other neurovascular diseases.

The agency is urging healthcare providers to transition away from these devices and seek out alternatives. It is even working with other manufacturers to try and get similar products on the market as quickly as possible. 

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