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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Author of red, processed meats guideline had ties to industry

Recent pushback against a nutritional guideline that supports the consumption of red and processed meats includes allegations that the guideline’s lead author had ties to the meat industry, Health Exec reports.

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Red meat study sees major pushback

A recent guideline published in the Annals of Internal Medicine is getting some serious blowback from medical professionals. That’s because the guideline stated adults can continue eating red and processed meat without much harm to their health, arguing that previous research showing health harms from these products is weak.

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How to avoid malpractice suits stemming from AI utilization—or lack thereof

Physicians who reject an AI-based recommendation of established care guidelines in order to provide more personalized medicine are at heightened risk of being sued for malpractice should the patient be harmed.

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Trump to keep out immigrants without healthcare coverage

Signing a proclamation on Oct. 4, President Trump suspended and limited entry of immigrants who will put a financial burden on the U.S. healthcare system unless they are covered by approved health insurance.

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Aides confirm Sanders suffered an MI

Presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders suffered a heart attack last week, his campaign confirmed Oct. 4.

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Vaping injuries top 1,000, deaths reach 18

The number of lung injuries from e-cigarette use, or vaping, has now topped 1,000, according to the CDC, while 18 deaths have been reported as of Oct. 1. The rise in deaths and number of cases comes as the CDC is still investigating with states on the cause of the lung injuries.

 

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RSNA's RadioGraphics journal gets first female editor

RSNA announced that it has hired the first female editor for its educational journal RadioGraphics.

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Erstwhile Google exec expects biology to accelerate AI—or vice versa

If the present time represents the advent of the AI Age, it also marks a golden age for biology. And the two will soon hungrily feed off one another, driving the next big thing in supercomputing.