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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Why some women with dense breasts may not need supplemental imaging

According to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, providers should consider only discussing supplemental imaging with women with dense breasts if the patients are specifically at a higher risk for breast cancer.

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Democrats see Bernie Sanders as leader in healthcare debate

Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents favor Bernie Sanders when it comes to who can best handle healthcare out of the field of Democratic candidates for president, according to a CNN poll. Sanders, along with several other candidates, supports Medicare for all.

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Europe lagging on healthcare AI, but momentum may be building

Healthcare AI has been slow to gain a firm foothold across Europe for two reasons, according to a report published in Science|Business July 1.

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Seniors shell out way more for generic prescriptions over brands

Generic prescription drugs may not be the cost-saving alternative once thought under the current design of the Medicare Part D program, which gives away such heavy discounts for out-of-pocket costs for brand-name drugs that seniors are actually shelling out way more for generics, according to a study published in Health Affairs.

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How to tackle burnout during an enterprise-wide imaging informatics project

In the first five months of the EHR, radiology information system (RIS) and PACS deployment project, Robert Paul, a radiology informatics manager at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, lost 60% of his team. He described his efforts to reduce burnout among his staff during a presentation at the SIIM annual conference.

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RadSource Imaging Technologies named exclusive Midwest distributor of Fujifilm digital mammography unit

Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. announced Monday, July 1, that its ASPIRE Cristalle with Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) mammography unit will now exclusively be sold in the Midwest through RadSource Imaging Technologies.

Joint replacement bundles saved $1K per patient

Bundled payments are helping lower overall healthcare costs, with joint replacement bundles saving about $1,000 per patient annually, according to a second annual report on the model from the Lewin Group.

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Laurel Bridge, 3M M*Modal announce expanded partnership

Laurel Bridge Software, a Newark, Delaware-based developer of enterprise imaging solutions, announced that it has expanded its working relationship with 3M M*Modal.