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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Sam’s Club introduces new healthcare initiative for members with Humana

More major companies continue to jump on the problem of healthcare affordability, with the latest pilot launched by Sam’s Club, a membership-only warehouse retailer owned by Walmart.

CMS finalizes omnibus paperwork reduction rule

CMS has issued a final rule to reduce paperwork burdens for hospitals and other healthcare providers through its Omnibus Burden Reduction.

3 ways to reduce burnout, loneliness among radiology trainees

Burnout is a pervasive and growing problem among young radiologists, but one Boston-based hospital may have found a remedy. 

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Vaping illnesses top 800, deaths reach 12

The number of lung injuries resulting from e-cigarette use, or vaping, has risen to 805, while the number of reported deaths has climbed to 12, the CDC reported Sept. 26. The injuries have been reported from 46 states and 1 U.S. territory, while the deaths have bene confirmed in 10 states.

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Insurance premiums––and affordability concerns––keep rising

Insurance premiums are rising at a much faster rate than earnings growth or inflation, according to new data from the annual Kaiser Family Foundation Employer Health Benefits Survey, outlined in Health Affairs.

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Fujifilm receives FDA approval for 6 endoscopic imaging solutions

Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc. has received FDA clearance for six different endoscopic imaging solutions.

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Low-cost model boosts confidence of interventional radiology trainees

Interventional radiologists can practice the delicate art of retrieving an IVC filter without risking any harm to a patient, thanks to a newly developed simulation model. 

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GE Healthcare sets sights on improving immunotherapy response rates

GE Healthcare announced this week that it is partnering with several companies to develop a line of PET tracers in the hopes of better predicting patients’ responses to immunotherapies.