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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West Virginia state senator, a radiologist, charged with soliciting prostitute

West Virginia Sen. Mike Maroney has been arrested and arraigned for his alleged involvement in a prostitution ring. Maroney, a radiologist, has served in the state senate as a Republican since 2016.

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Self-compression during mammograms reduces patient anxiety

Self-compression during screening mammograms improves the overall patient experience, according to a new study published in the Journal of Breast Imaging. Could this help keep women up to date with their recommended screening schedule?  

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Top 10 healthcare marketing mistakes

Patients are looking for more online resources when it comes to healthcare, and there are plenty of marketing pitfalls for healthcare companies to fall in.

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Malpractice suits can cost stroke centers, physicians millions

Malpractice litigation is a risk that’s inherent to acute stroke care, Mount Sinai researchers reported in Stroke this month—and while just over half of cases get resolved, the remainder can cost medical centers millions in payouts.

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Imaging helps researchers ID a new predictor of heart attacks, heart failure

Left-ventricular (LV) hypertrophy, or an increase in the heart’s left ventricular mass, is an effective predictor of cardiovascular-related death, according to new findings published in Radiology.

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Senator and radiologist Mike Maroney charged with soliciting prostitution

State Sen. Mike Maroney of West Virginia has been charged with soliciting prostitution on Wednesday, Aug. 28. Maroney is a radiologist in the state, according to WOWK 13 News report.

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Kaiser workers to protest on Labor Day

California workers from Kaiser Permanente are planning to protest the healthcare organization’s labor practices on Sept. 2. The Labor Day protest comes just before more than 80,000 unionized workers plan to strike in October.

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Purdue Pharma opioid settlement between $10-$12B

A proposed settlement would see Purdue Pharma shell out between $10 billion and $12 billion to close thousands of lawsuits over the company’s role in the opioid abuse and overdose epidemic.