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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5 strategies to maintain radiology practice value in the face of increasing imaging volume

Numerous forces are combining to spike physicians' case loads, which could lead to low-quality care, errors and burnout. 

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FTC receives support––and pushback––for interfering in hospital merger

The healthcare industry has voiced its support and pushback after the FTC sued to block a merger between two hospital systems in Philadelphia.

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Andrew Rosenkrantz named new editor of American Journal of Roentgenology

He will take the helm as the publication's editor-in-chief beginning in July, when longtime AJR Editor Thomas H. Berquist, MD, leaves for retirement, the American Roentgen Ray Society announced this month.

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Diabetes drug tainted with carcinogen

A probable carcinogen NDMA has been found in a diabetes drug metformin, testing by a pharmacy has confirmed. The FDA previously announced it was testing metformin, which helps control blood sugar, for NDMA.

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Coronavirus outbreak forces European Society of Radiology to postpone annual congress

After weighing recommendations from local and global health agencies, the ESR determined it is not in a position to guarantee a safe congress for its attendees. The European Congress of Radiology will now take place July 15-19 in Vienna.

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Radiology expert predicts ‘explosion’ of coronavirus cases in US: ‘The numbers may look gruesome’

Howard Forman—MD and Yale professor of radiology, biomedical imaging, economics and public health—recently shared his thoughts on the outbreak. 

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Hospital CEOs peg financial challenges as top issue

Hospital CEOs cited financial challenges as their top concern in 2019, according to a new survey from the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE).

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First drug shortage reported from coronavirus

A shortage of a human drug was reported by the FDA as a result of the coronavirus. The agency has been closely monitoring the supply chain in anticipation that the virus, dubbed COVID-19, would lead to potential drug shortages.