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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SBI publishes policy statement on diversity, inclusion

The Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) has issued a new policy statement on diversity and inclusion, emphasizing the belief that “all people for whom breast cancer screening is appropriate should receive the opportunity to undergo screening.”

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Why do patients not return for follow-up imaging?

More than 36 percent of patients with indeterminate abdominal imaging findings don’t return for follow-up imaging, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology. But what factors lead to this ongoing trend?

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Radiologists involved in $14.5M ‘wrongful birth’ case in Iowa

Parents of a child with severe disabilities, including cerebral palsy, have been awarded more than $14.5 million in a “wrongful birth” case with roots in a 2017 decision by the Iowa Supreme Court.

Survey explores how radiation oncologists fare in the job market

Private practice radiation oncologists make an average of $303,000 per year, according to data collected from the annual Practice Entry Survey. Academic radiation oncologists, meanwhile, have an average salary of $280,000.

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Johns Hopkins hires investigator amid children’s hospital scandal

A former federal prosecutor has been appointed to lead an investigation into the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital heart surgery unit, The Tampa Bay Times reported. The hospital, based in St. Petersburg, Florida, has been the focus of a scandal after a recent Tampa Bay Times investigation revealed the unit’s mortality rate had tripled in just a few years.

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Florida system may lose 4 radiologists amid ‘controversial’ pilot program

NCH Healthcare System in Naples, Florida, confirmed reports that at least four of its radiologists plan to leave the hospital, according to a Fox 4 Southwest Florida story.

Is CCTA the right test for patients with stable chest pain?

Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) may not be the best noninvasive test of choice for patients who exhibit stable chest pain, according to a commentary published in JAMA Cardiology.

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CMS hires new acting Medicaid, CHIP director

Chris Traylor has been named acting director of Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) after his predecessor, Mary Mayhew, resigned Jan. 4 after just three months on the job.