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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US medtech industry fears impact of China tariffs on imaging devices

As the trade war between the U.S. and China continues, the medical technology industry is bracing for heavy impact from China's $5 billion in tariffs on imported U.S. goods—including medical imaging devices and technology, according to an article published Sept. 24 by Forbes.

AJR: 91% of online societal pediatric radiation safety materials difficult to understand

Some studies have found the average American adult reads at an eighth-grade level, wrote authors in a recent American Journal of Roentgenology study, but online healthcare education materials have been created without considering this.

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ASRT releases new whitepaper outlining MR safety

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) recently released a whitepaper outlining best practices for MR technologists to improve patient care.

Why do most radiology residents experience burnout? How can stakeholders fix it?

Burnout among radiology residents is among the highest compared to other medical subspecialties, with 85 percent of trainees feeling emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and decreased feelings of personal accomplishment. Dexter Mendoza, MD, and Frederic Bertino, MD, at Emory University in Atlanta, may have ways to combat it.

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Industry groups, ACR call on Congress to pass Medicare bill for virtual colonoscopy coverage

Multiple patient and provider groups have joined the American College of Radiology (ACR) in a call on Congress to pass the CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act (S.3456/H.R. 1298), according to an ACR release.

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Musculoskeletal ultrasound peer-teaching bolsters radiology residents’ knowledge, confidence

Demand for musculoskeletal ultrasound continues to rise, but many radiology residency programs are not providing adequate training in this space, according to the authors of a Sept. 19 Academic Radiology study.

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MITA applauds Senate provision for ultrasound treatment funding in opioid bill

The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) commended the U.S. Senate for including a bipartisan provision in the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 to facilitate the development of ultrasound technologies as an alternative to using opioids for pain management.

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US, China impose additional tariffs in growing trade war that could impact medical imaging

In the latest in an international trade war, China has imposed $60 billion in tariffs on imported U.S. goods on Monday, Sept. 17, in retaliation against President Donald Trump imposing $200 billion worth in tariffs on Chinese imported goods—including medical imaging equipment and other healthcare technologies, NPR reports.

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.