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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Medicaid work requirements aren’t boosting employment in Arkansas

Arkansas, the first state to implement work requirements for certain Medicaid beneficiaries, isn’t seeing the promised benefit of increased employment as a result of the new rules, according to a recent report from The Commonwealth Fund.

 

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How contrast-enhanced CT can help treat prostate cancer patients

Contrast-enhanced CT (CECT) can help providers identify high-grade prostate cancers, according to new research published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

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Repeal of ACA would leave 20M more uninsured

Repealing the Affordable Care Act would have serious, immediate consequences, according to the Urban Institute, including 20 million more uninsured people.

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WSJ: Trump to draw executive order on healthcare prices

President Trump is planning to issue an executive order that will “compel the disclosure” of healthcare prices, according to The Wall Street Journal, which cited people familiar with the matter.

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Not-for-profit hospitals act like corporate titans but don’t pay taxes

Not-for-profit hospitals don’t pay taxes, but many of them act like Fortune 500 companies, taking on operations that mimic corporate giants.

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Are humans growing tiny 'horns' due to cellphone use?

Recent reports from mainstream media outlets have highlighted a possible side effect of our growing dependence on smartphones: imaging results show that the human skeleton may be growing tiny “horn”-like bone spurs.

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MITA backs provisional coverage of FDA-approved tech at HHS meeting

“New technologies that are approved by the FDA but not reimbursed by CMS face a classic ‘Catch 22’,” said Mark Carol, MD, chair of MITA’s Focused Ultrasound Section.

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MITA representative speaks at HHS public hearing

A representative from the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) spoke at a public hearing organized by the Department of Health and Human Services, sharing insight into how patients can gain better access to key technologies.