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.

A victory for early treatment: FDA approves first TAVR valves for asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis
The FDA has approved the balloon-expandable Sapien 3 TAVR platform from Edwards Lifesciences for treating asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis. This is the first time the agency has approved any TAVR technology to be used in asymptomatic patients.
Health system harnesses Epic EHR tool to bolster breast imaging uptake
“Epic Campaigns offers an easy-to-use, all-in-one platform to reach patients for preventive screening," researchers detailed Tuesday in JACR.
Patients sue Alabama regulators for access to medical marijuana
Lawsuits filed against the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission claim the agency has failed to develop the necessary database to license and certify providers in the state, effectively making medical cannabis inaccessible. The law allowing for medical marijuana use passed in 2021.
Optum names pediatrician and healthcare policy veteran as new CEO
Patrick Conway, MD, has been with Optum since 2020, previously serving in federal healthcare agencies under George W. Bush and Barack Obama. He takes over as the company’s new CEO, effective May 6.
Blue Shield’s advertising integration exposes data on 4.7M members to Google
The insurer said its connection to Google Analytics and Google Ads led to the sharing of personal protected information, including patient names and details on their health plans.

AI in Healthcare 2020 Leadership Survey Report: The Doctor Says

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The AI in Healthcare team embarked on this survey to gain a deeper understanding of the current state of artificial and augmented intelligence in use and being planned across healthcare in the next few years. Read more

Nala launches Arabic AI platform for healthcare, raises $1M in funding

Nala, a Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-based digital health company, has launched a new AI platform for medical diagnosis. According to Nala, it is the first platform to provide users with diagnoses in Arabic.

Vaping more harmful to heart health than regular cigarettes

E-cigarette use, or vaping, could be more harmful to heart health than traditional cigarettes.

Radiologist developing new hybrid PET and CT imaging tool to better characterize diseases

A UC Davis Health researcher has scored a $628,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to help develop and test a new method of imaging.

Management

A victory for early treatment: FDA approves first TAVR valves for asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis

Health system harnesses Epic EHR tool to bolster breast imaging uptake

Patients sue Alabama regulators for access to medical marijuana

Optum names pediatrician and healthcare policy veteran as new CEO

Blue Shield’s advertising integration exposes data on 4.7M members to Google