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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Startup secures $13M to better train deep learning models

Artificial intelligence startup Run:AI secured $13 million in funding this month for its high-tech training solution for deep learning models, the company announced April 3.

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Enlitic raises $15M in Series B financing

Enlitic, a San Francisco-based healthcare company focused on the use of AI in medical imaging, announced Thursday, April 4, that it has closed a $15 million Series B financing round.

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IVC filter utilization down nationally, but still higher among Medicare patients

Researchers have tracked inferior vena cava (IVC) filter utilization in the United States from 2009 to 2015, noting that it decreased by 36.3% among Medicare patients and 26.6% among patients with private insurance.

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Hospital readmissions high for heart patients hastily sent home from skilled nursing

Nearly a quarter of heart failure patients discharged after rehabbing in skilled-nursing facilities (SNFs) are bound to get readmitted to hospitals within 30 days of going home. And those whose stay at the SNF two days or fewer are up to four times more likely to be readmitted than those who stay longer.

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Consolidation has resulted in larger, but fewer radiology groups

“Organized medicine, including national radiology specialty societies, will need to evaluate this trend and impact on society membership," wrote authors of a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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How continued consolidation is affecting radiology practices in the US

Consolidation has led to larger group sizes and fewer groups that focus on a single specialty, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Express Scripts, Cigna announce $25 cap on patients’ monthly insulin costs

Diabetics enrolled in certain drug benefits plans through Cigna and Express Scripts could see their out-of-pocket costs for insulin capped at $25 per month, according to an April 3 announcement. But one diabetes advocate called the move "a stopgap at best" and said it doesn't address the larger issue of sky-high list prices.

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3 out of 4 imaging leaders find the UK’s radiologist shortage unsafe for patients

Three out of four imaging leaders in the UK don’t think the National Health Service employs enough radiologists for them to provide “safe and effective patient care,” according to a new report from The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR).