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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Cancer screening in need of ‘urgent attention’ to address lingering effects from COVID shutdowns

Accredited U.S. programs have reported sizable monthly screening deficits for lung, breast, and colorectal cancer, researchers reported recently. 

Kidney care providers merge in $2.4 billion deal

Three kidney care providers –– Fresenius Health Partners, Cricket Health and InterWell Health –– have entered into a binding agreement to merge.

 

Philips has recalled its ventillators

Philips ventilators recalled

The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has recalled more ventilators manufactured by Philips.

 

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States move breast cancer screening bills forward

The bills update the ages at which insurance carriers are required to cover screening mammograms and add language that includes tomosynthesis in the definition of mammographic screening.

Telecardiology during the COVID-19 pandemic showed cardiologists another way to treat patients

Telecardiology saw a major boost during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many health systems now want to keep it as a permanent treatment option. 

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Top 15 health systems by reputation

Patients are taking more power into their hands when it comes to rating healthcare systems. And those reputation scores can have a big impact on health systems.

 

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Proposed bill would cancel student loan debt for healthcare workers

A new bill would cancel the student debt of healthcare workers and teachers. 

 

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Sutter Health defeats $411 million class action lawsuit

A $411 million class action lawsuit against Sutter Health has been dismissed in a jury trial, giving the not-for-profit California health system a major win.

 

Around the web

CMS finalized a significant policy change when it increased the Medicare payments hospitals receive for performing CCTA exams. What, exactly, does the update mean for cardiologists, billing specialists and other hospital employees?

Stryker, a global medtech company based out of Michigan, has kicked off 2025 with a bit of excitement. The company says Inari’s peripheral vascular portfolio is highly complementary to its own neurovascular portfolio.

RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses declining reimbursement rates, recruiting challenges and the role of artificial intelligence in transforming the industry.