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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Academic pediatric facilities deliver lowest CT radiation doses to young patients

Academic pediatric facilities expose pediatric patients to lower CT radiation doses than nonacademic pediatric facilities and all adult facilities, according to a new study published in Radiology.

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Healthcare takeaways from Trump’s State of the Union speech

President Trump’s second annual State of the Union speech was held on Feb. 5, during which the president touched on many subjects, including several healthcare goals and changes. 

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AI-powered image analysis ranked 2019’s top digital health technology

According to a new ranking from Forbes, AI and its ability to help radiologists streamline image analysis represents the No. 1 digital health technology of 2019.

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Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan health venture names a CTO

Serkan Kutan has been appointed chief technology officer to the healthcare joint venture between Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase & Co. The venture, still unnamed, was formed at the start of 2018.

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Better CVD prevention spurred spending dip for Medicare patients

Spending growth per Medicare beneficiary has slowed considerably since 2005, and 56 percent of that decline can be linked to reduced spending on cardiovascular disease and related risk factors, researchers reported Feb. 4 in Health Affairs.

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Specialists still seeking the best way to measure performance in diagnostic radiology

Effectively and accurately measuring the performance of diagnostic radiologists has been a significant challenge for many years now, a puzzle that specialists within the industry have yet to solve.

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How a tobacco tax in Arkansas improves breast cancer screening

In Arkansas, money from a tobacco tax is allocated to breast cancer research, but how are those funds spent? 

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Baylor Scott & White, Memorial Hermann won’t merge

After signing a letter of intent to explore a merger in October 2018, Baylor Scott & White Health and Memorial Hermann Health System have dissolved the plan.