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.

Supreme Court likely to uphold ACA preventive care provision, analysts say
According to multiple reports, the majority of justices appeared to be leaning toward siding with the government, which argues that members of HHS's Preventive Services Task Force have the legal authority under the Constitution to determine which treatments are covered as 'preventive' under the Affordable Care Act.
DOJ sends letter to medical journals asking about bias and ‘misinformation’
A letter addressed to CHEST was made public, wherein a U.S. Attorney asked how it intends to "protect the public from misinformation" and ensure publication of "competing viewpoints."
The future of AI in nursing is already here yet still on the way
Is AI changing the profession of nursing—or are nurses changing AI?
FDA sees potential in new pacemaker-guided hypertension therapy
Orchestra BioMed and Medtronic have worked together on the new therapy, which is designed to work automatically without patients needing to take any additional steps.
SCAI pushes for better radiation protection in cath labs
Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions President James Hermiller, Jr., MD, explains SCAI's push for wider adoption of new, innovative cath lab radiation protection technology to reduce radiation exposure and the need for lead aprons.

ASRT announces 2 winners of annual advocacy awards

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) announced that the Nevada Society of Radiologic Technologists and Diane Hutton, BA, RT(R), have been awarded the 2019 ASRT Award for Advocacy.

5 highlights from the CDC’s latest report on heart disease

The CDC’s most recent Health, United States report, released this April, reveals the extent to which racial and ethnic disparities in the U.S. affect cardiovascular care and rates of heart disease in the country.

In Illinois, a call to slash healthcare costs by hiring 20,000 nurses

Hospitals in the sixth most populous state stand to save $1.4 billion by collectively adding about 20,000 nurses.

NorthStar Medical Technologies secures $100M in funding to expand Mo-99 production

NorthStar Medical Technologies has closed a $100 million round of financing to help the company expand its production capacity for molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), improve its RadioGenix System separation platform and pursue growth in research and development.

Here are 10 of the best paid execs in healthcare

Of 25 top earners working in healthcare, the most modestly compensated industry executive made $6.6 million in 2018.

Imaging data links obesity to changes in the brain

Higher levels of body fat are linked to changes in the brain, including differences in white matter and reductions in gray matter volume, according to new findings published in Radiology.

Columbia cardiology accepts $32.5M gift

The cardiology division at Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons received a donation of $32.5 million this month—a gift the program’s leaders say will go toward patient care, research and education.

People stop taking their CV drugs when pharmacies close

Pharmacy closures across the U.S. are driving significant declines in medication adherence among Americans, a recent study has found, especially those who are older and live in neighborhoods with low accessibility.

Management

Supreme Court likely to uphold ACA preventive care provision, analysts say

DOJ sends letter to medical journals asking about bias and ‘misinformation’

The future of AI in nursing is already here yet still on the way

FDA sees potential in new pacemaker-guided hypertension therapy

SCAI pushes for better radiation protection in cath labs