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.

YouTube remains an untapped resource to help educate the next generation of radiologists

Radiology organizations such as RSNA and Johns Hopkins have had success using the platform, but the specialty can do much more to advance imaging education, experts explained in Academic Radiology.

Cancer institute’s new molecular imaging expert; Rural system hires radiology director, and more leadership news

Plus, Johns Hopkins radiologist joins scientific advisory board, new interventional rad leadership, and Strategic Radiology's latest C-suite hire.

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Hybrid lung cancer screening program could save Medicare millions in follow-up spending

Combining the Lung CT Screening Reporting and Data System with AI-based malignancy risk scoring bolstered exam specificity up to 96%, compared to 66% when using Lung-RADS alone.

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Judge denies Cleveland Clinic’s move to dismiss lawsuit alleging ‘deceptive’ radiology billing practices

Amanda van Brakle claims the healthcare giant violated the Ohio Consumer Sales Practice Act and alleges its dishonest practices created confusion and stress that financially hurt patients.

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Health tech experts caution FDA against waiving regulatory review of AI-based imaging tools

Under a new proposal, 91 products would no longer require U.S. Food & Drug Administration regulatory review, including a number of radiology-driven platforms.

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Nearly 76% of med students graduate with debt: Why radiology residency should include financial training

Medical school and residency coursework should cover everything from investing and the effects of compound interest to contract negotiation and retirement planning, authors wrote in a new editorial.

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‘A major regulatory win’: Imaging advocates praise new rule enhancing coverage for breakthrough devices

Both MITA and AdvaMed had been advocating for this new pathway expediting patient access to innovative imaging technologies and other medical devices.

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ACR condemns Capitol Hill attack: ‘Mob violence can have no place in American politics or society’

The American College of Radiology said it stands with individuals of "all political affiliations" in condemning last week's attack that left five people dead.

Around the web

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

Deepak Bhatt, MD, director of the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital and principal investigator of the TRANSFORM trial, explains an emerging technique for cardiac screening: combining coronary CT angiography with artificial intelligence for plaque analysis to create an approach similar to mammography.

A total of 16 cardiology practices from 12 states settled with the DOJ to resolve allegations they overbilled Medicare for imaging agents used to diagnose cardiovascular disease.