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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Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan healthcare joint venture will be called Haven

The healthcare joint venture between Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase finally has a name: Haven.

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Free-standing ED prices substantially higher than other care settings

Consumers are more into convenient options when it comes to just about any industry, but in healthcare, the preference has led to national growth in freestanding emergency departments (FSEDs).

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AI in medicine market could hit $18.1B by 2025

The AI in medicine market generated $719 million in 2017 and could hit $18.12 billion by 2025, according to a new report from Big Market Research.

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Patients more likely to switch hospitals to give birth if they receive a surprise bill

Mothers who gave birth twice were more likely to switch to another hospital after the first birth if they received a surprise bill following care, according to a recent study published in Health Affairs.

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Ultra low-dose CT proves precise at finding solid lung nodules

Using CT with radiation doses as low as those from plain x-rays, researchers in Australia were able to catch sold lung nodules with 98.5 percent sensitivity and 100 percent specificity. 

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Radiology residents gain experience, improve patient care through training program

Establishing an advanced quality training program for radiology residents can benefit trainees while also leading to improvements in patient care, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

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Cigna CEO regretted deal with Anthem before it fell apart

In the midst of breakup woes that include a court fight, the failed merger between Cigna and Anthem apparently weighed heavily on the mind of Cigna’s CEO, David Cordani, before it even fell apart. According to Bloomberg, Cordani privately expressed regret he had agreed to the deal that would have left him in a reduced role.

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Brexit ‘likely’ to delay delivery of drugs used to detect, treat cancer

The upcoming vote on whether the U.K. will leave the European Union has prompted the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) to warn doctors of a potential delay in receiving drugs used to detect and treat cancer, the BBC reported.