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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Densitas, MaxQ AI solutions coming to Nuance AI Marketplace

Two healthcare companies focused on AI-powered technologies—Densitas and MaxQ AI—have announced that they will have FDA-approved solutions available on the Nuance AI Marketplace.

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Radiology leaders must step up to end sexual harassment in medicine

“Leaders in radiology, like leaders everywhere, must make clear that harassing behaviors will not be tolerated and that those who have committed harassment will be held accountable,” wrote authors of a new study published in JACR.

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Physicians might be facing a moral dilemma when it comes to immigration

The Hippocratic oath is the oath of ethics physicians typically abide by, but those working in U.S. immigration detention facilities may be facing a major dilemma. In fact, physicians working in these facilities may not be able to uphold the pledge updated and approved by the World Medical Association in 2017 to “not use my medical knowledge to violate human rights and civil liberties, even under threat.”

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Obamacare premiums drop 4%

Health insurance premiums on the individual marketplace are expected to drop 4% for the 2020 coverage year, according to CMS, which also stated it was the second consecutive year of declines.

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Microsoft, Humana announce 7-year partnership built around AI, cloud technologies

Microsoft and Humana have announced a new seven-year strategic partnership that will aim to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the healthcare solutions available to Humana’s members.

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4 drug companies reach $260M opioid settlement

Four drug companies, including one opioid maker and three distributors, have reached a $260 million settlement in Ohio to end litigation there for the companies’ roles in the state’s opioid overdose and abuse epidemic. 

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Should radiologists wear a white coat?

Patients have been identifying physicians by their white coats for many years now, but is such a uniform really necessary in radiology?

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How nursing salaries stack up

In 2018, the average annual salary for a registered nurse came in at $80,000, according to a new survey from Medscape.