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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Imaging utilization not curbed by palliative care

Cancer patients who are in palliative care programs receive no less oncological imaging during the last three months of life than those who are not in such programs, according to researchers at the University of California, San Francisco.

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Imaging societies collaborate on new ‘ethics of AI’ guidelines

Representatives from a handful of major global imaging societies are collaborating on a “living document” that will outline a clearer set of ethics for the use of AI in radiology.

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AAPM, ACR release statement on radioactive material in cremated bodies

The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) and American College of Radiology (ACR) have published a statement to ease potential concerns from the general public about radioactive material in cremated bodies.

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RSNA offering new AI courses in San Francisco, Paris

RSNA has announced two new educational courses focused on AI, including the first RSNA Spotlight course to be hosted in the United States.

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New training tool shows promise in improving radiologist performance

A training program being used in Australia and New Zealand has been shown to help radiologists and radiology trainees interpret mammograms, according to a new study published in Academic Radiology.

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Blue Cross Blue Shield Association proposes health insurance improvements

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) published three proposals that would lower premiums by one-third for Obamacare insurance coverage and expand access to coverage for more than 4 million additional people.

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How did big policy changes impact cost sharing for screening mammography?

Nearly all commercially insured women between the ages of 40 and 74 had access to screening mammography without cost sharing after the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law, according to new research published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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CVS, Aetna name new CIO

CVS Health has named Roshan Navagamuwa as its new chief information officer to lead the company’s integration with Aetna, which it acquired late last year, The Wall Street Journal reported.