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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World’s most expensive drug could be free for some in lottery

Novartis may give away a new drug with a price tag above $2 million for free to some patients using a lottery-style program. The drug, Zolgensma, is a cure for a deadly inherited disease, spinal muscular atrophy, and the world’s most expensive drug.

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Controversial medical device tax permanently repealed with White House OK

Advocates applauded its demise Friday, Dec. 20, following the president’s final pen stroke. 

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CDC says vaping-related lung injury cases appear to be on the decline

More than 2,500 instances of EVALI have been reported across the U.S., as the death toll rises to 54.

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Lawmakers sign permanent repeal of 2.3% medical device tax

Trump signed the tax away last month, putting an end to the levy that was expected to cost up to $24 billion over 10 years.

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The 10 most interesting Health Imaging stories of 2019

It’s no surprise that AI dominated the landscape this past year, but there were still a number of important stories that will likely become trending topics as radiology continues to evolve.

Bayer earns FDA clearance for contrast-enhanced mammography injection system

The MEDRAD Stellant FLEX can now assist radiologists in delivering iodine intravenously, making it easier to spot breast abnormalities once unseen through traditional mammography. 

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Physician salaries up 16.5% since 2015

The average salary for a physician was $363,924 in 2018, according to a new survey.

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Radiology Partners continues to grow, adding two more practices to its portfolio

With these latest acquisitions, the El Segundo, California, company now operates with more than 1,500 radiologists in 24 states.