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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Strategic Radiology teams with lobbying firm to represent private practices’ interests on Capitol Hill

The partnership comes as the Biden administration works on several legislative issues that could have big implications in imaging. 

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The $40 million price tag of prior authorizations exposed in new study

Data presented this week at the annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology shines a light on the massive financial burden of prior authorizations.

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Hospitals hamstrung by ‘obsolete’ imaging equipment, potentially endangering patients

New information shows 34% of these organizations are running MRI machines more than a decade old.

Did female academic authorship decrease disproportionately due to COVID-19?

Although women are meaningfully represented in pediatric radiology academics, they are statistically less likely to rise to major roles within their departments.

Imaging centers may be held liable for independent radiologists’ negligence, court rules

A recent decision expands the state's medical malpractice rules beyond hospital-based settings.

Federal health officials award $30M for ‘groundbreaking’ brain study utilizing imaging

University of California, San Diego, researchers said the grant will bolster their HEALthy study, investigating normal and atypical brain development trajectories.

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Education materials miss the mark on informing patients about radiation safety

People are increasingly taking on more proactive roles in their healthcare decisions, but a lack of proper education materials is proving to be a hindrance for both patients and providers.

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Top intelligence officials to undergo voluntary brain imaging amid 'Havana Syndrome' mystery

President Biden recently signed the Havana Act into law, hoping to identify brain changes among victims via radiological examination. 

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The two companies aim to improve patient access to high-quality MRI scans by combining their artificial intelligence capabilities.

Positron, a New York-based nuclear imaging company, will now provide Upbeat Cardiology Solutions with advanced PET/CT systems and services. 

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.