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.

Radiology serves more unique Medicare beneficiaries than any other specialty

Radiologists serve more unique Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries, on average, than members of any other specialty group, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

March 16, 2018

MIPS can’t be fixed, MedPAC argues in report to Congress

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has released its March 2018 report for Congress, which includes its recommendation to eliminate the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) after only a one year of clinician reporting to the program.

March 15, 2018

Blood test company’s CEO accused of fraud, forced to pay $500K settlement

Elizabeth Holmes, a Stanford University dropout once likened to Steve Jobs, was forced to pay a $500,000 fine and give up her blood-testing company Theranos after securities regulators said she fraudulently raised more than $700 million from investors.

March 15, 2018
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JAMA: U.S. spends the most on healthcare—and imaging is a reason why

New research, published online March 13 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, shows that the U.S. spends twice as much on healthcare as any other high-income country in the world. Heavy utilization of imaging technology was a contributing factor.

March 14, 2018

Great Recession linked to rises in blood pressure, glucose

Turbulent economic and political eras may impact measures of citizen health, a new study found—leading some experts to wonder what will be uncovered when we collect data from President Donald Trump’s tenure.

March 13, 2018

Drug makers offer discount on PCSK9 inhibitor

As federal officials struggle to tackle exorbitant pharmaceutical prices, at least one drug’s manufacturers have pledged to slash prices of a potentially life-saving drug for its most at-risk patients.

March 12, 2018

58% of radiologists don't report brain deposition of gadolinium

A worldwide study, published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology, revealed wide inconsistencies in reporting brain gadolinium deposition (GD) based on a lack of understanding and an effort to minimize anxiety in patients.

March 12, 2018

Q&A: Johann Fernando on Fujifilm’s role in ‘the AI revolution’ and what the company has planned for HIMSS 2018

Sponsored by FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas

2018 has already been a year full of breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, and those technologies are sure to receive a lot of attention March 5-9 at HIMSS 2018 in Las Vegas.

February 21, 2018