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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Update to ACR Appropriateness Criteria released to public

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has released an update to its ACR Appropriateness Criteria.

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Female Ob/Gyns paid $67K less than male colleagues

Women physicians who work in reproductive health for women earn an average $67,000 less per year than men working in the same field. The pay gap cuts across subspecialties within it, such as reproductive endocrinology, and it holds even after adjusting for years of experience, hours worked and other variables.

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Combined method improves trainee accuracy, confidence with fMRI

Educating trainees on fMRI interpretation may be more effective using combined task activation display (CTAD) rather than displaying a single task at a time, reported researchers of recent study published in Clinical Imaging.

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WHO, ITU establish benchmarking process for AI in medicine

Two United Nations agencies have joined forces to create the Focus Group on Artificial Intelligence for Health (FG-AI4H)—a group of global representatives the UN hopes will help shape a streamlined, transparent process for vetting AI technologies in the healthcare space.

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Washington DC enacts breast density reporting bill, requires insurance coverage of additional exams

The D.C. Council has enacted Washington D.C.’s breast density reporting legislation, meaning that all women must now be informed after undergoing a mammogram if they have dense breast tissue.

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Imaging history: New case studies detail world’s first total-body PET/CT scanner in action

The world’s first total-body PET/CT scanner is associated with improved image quality and quicker scan times, according to findings published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

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GE Healthcare now distributing Volpara Solutions’ breast density software worldwide

Volpara Solutions, the New Zealand-based breast imaging technology company, announced that GE Healthcare will now be distributing its VolparaDensity software for breast density assessments throughout the world.

Cardiology’s $454K average salary ranks 7th among specialties

Cardiology ranks seventh among all medical specialties with an average annual salary of about $454,000, according to Doximity’s 2019 compensation report.