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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CDC pinpoints Vitamin E acetate as vaping additive causing harm

The CDC has narrowed in on vitamin E acetate as a potential chemical of concern in an epidemic of vaping-related lung illnesses that have injured 2,051 people from nearly all states and have been linked to 39 deaths in 24 states.

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Call to action for radiologists to sharpen their dementia caregiving skills: A six-step process

The silver tsunami of aging Americans will bring a corresponding wave of dementia diagnoses, one that radiology business leaders will need to be prepared for in the coming years. 

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AI in Healthcare 2020 Leadership Survey Report: Leveraging Intelligence to Enhance Care and Processes

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Artificial and augmented intelligence are poised to revolutionize healthcare and medicine. Read more

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Millennials face health challenges earlier than other generations

Older millennials are facing health challenges sooner than other generations, with higher prevalence rates for some conditions, according to a new Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Index.

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Clinicians urged to celebrate International Day of Radiology Friday, Nov. 8

This year’s theme is sports imaging, with musculoskeletal radiology serving as one of the fastest growing subspecialties in diagnostic radiology. 

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Nonradiologist physicians aren’t qualified to perform advanced clinical image interpretations, study finds

No medical specialty outside of radiology and cardiology educate their trainees in image interpretation enough to justify nonradiologist physicians reading studies in the clinical setting, according to new research published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

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CMS to pilot behavioral health treatment model

CMS is launching a new behavioral health pilot in a Medicaid demonstration project in Washington, D.C., the agency announced Nov. 6. The pilot expands treatment services for Medicaid beneficiaries diagnosed with severe mental illnesses or serious emotional disturbance.

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Trump administration’s conscience rule blocked by judge

A federal judge has blocked a controversial rule from the Trump administration that would have allowed healthcare professionals to refuse to perform services that went against their beliefs.