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.

Health execs best consider now what a ‘Bidencare’ might look like later

As Joe Biden makes plans to intensify the federal response to the COVID crisis, he can expect support on that agenda item from 77% of Democrats, 62% of independents, 55% of Republicans and 50% of others.

Mednax Radiology logs $126M in Q3 revenue ahead of closing mega deal with Rad Partners

The Florida firm recorded $21.1 million in imaging earnings as it seeks regulatory approval for the business line's divestiture. 

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Radiologists experience significantly less happiness, meaning in their work than docs in other departments

This discrepancy occurred despite physicians in imaging reporting burnout rates nearly identical to their nonradiologist counterparts.

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Microsoft finetuning anti-pandemic technologies in a ‘stimulating playground for algorithm development’

A university, health system and tech giant are piloting the use of deep learning with IoT and edge computing to block COVID-19 from infiltrating a 548-bed hospital.

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SCCT shares new imaging guideline for cardiology, radiology trainees

The document, published in numerous journals, was designed to help trainees improve their understanding of cardiovascular computed tomography.

Health execs implementing AI undaunted by COVID

Almost half the 540-participant cohort is already using at least one form of AI.

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‘A big deal’: CMS pilot puts onus on ordering providers to support necessity of radiology services

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services first announced the change in late October, which is set to take effect on Dec. 1. 

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Humana curtails coverage for PET/CT, drawing 'adamant' disagreement from imaging advocates

The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology is asking the Louisville, Kentucky-based commercial insurer to kill the payment policy change.