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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Visual aids boost radiologists’ confidence managing contrast medium reactions

Radiologists who had access to a visual aid were more confident when managing contrast media reactions than those without, according to recent research. The aids also correlated to faster epinephrine administration.

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400,000 imaging scans outsourced amid Scotland radiology shortage

Scottish health boards have sent nearly 400,000 radiology scans to external providers over the past three years, new data received by the Scottish Liberal Democrats shows.

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Despite longstanding breast density laws, patients remain confused and misinformed

Breast density laws have been on the books since 2009, with states increasingly joining the upward trend. But new research surveying more than 1,000 women found many remain confused and misinformed about such legislation.

FDA announces 3 initiatives to improve medical device development, safety

The FDA announced it is taking steps to advance innovation and surveillance for medical devices through the implementation of three initiatives related to the recent user fee re-authorization, according to an Aug. 16 news release.

Scotland's radiology shortage reaches ‘red alert’

There’s a national shortage of radiologists in Scotland. Raigmore Hospital in Inverness lost its last interventional radiologist in a substantive post last week, BBC reported. The head of the country’s radiology group says the situation is dire.

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Thomas Berquist to retire as editor of AJR in 2020

Thomas H. Berquist, MD, will step down from his position as editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) after 12 years at the journal, according to an AJR statement.

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TBI linked to increased risk of suicide

Those with traumatic brain injury (TBI) experienced an increased risk of suicide, according to a Danish study of more than 34,000 individuals.

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SNMMI urges FDA to help alleviate shortage of gallium-68

Currently, only one generator is FDA approved for the production of Ga-68 Dotatate injection (NetSpot), a radiopharmaceutical utilized for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging and radionuclide therapy in patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NET), according to a SNMMI letter sent to the FDA on Aug. 6.

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.