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.

Radiology trainees' workload continues to focus more on noninvasive imaging services

Over the past two decades, the workload of radiology trainees has focused more and more on noninvasive diagnostic imaging services, according to new research published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Noninvasive blood flow imaging device receives FDA clearance

The FDA recently gave 501(k) clearance to medical imaging device iCertainty which noninvasively shows blood flow without the need of injection, dyes or radiation.

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CMS introduces new models to lower drug prices in Part D, Medicare Advantage

CMS’ Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) has announced a new model that aims to lower prescription drug prices in Medicare Part D and introduced several updates to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans.

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CMS proposes 2020 payment notice

The Trump administration’s CMS has proposed a number of changes to the 2020 coverage year, including making changes to the individual health insurance exchange and qualified health plan provisions.

3 key findings about radiology from a report on burnout, depression in healthcare

Burnout is one of the largest issues affecting healthcare today. A new survey asked more than 15,000 physicians from 29 specialties about burnout and other key areas related to mental health.

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Healthcare spending on wearables to reach $60B by 2023

Healthcare spending on wearables is expected to reach $60 billion by 2023 as the technology becomes more popular within the medical industry, according to a recent report by Juniper Research.

Physician claims he lost work after Montana hospital monopolized cardiology services

Interventional cardiologist Kipp Webb and representatives from Montana’s Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital entered a 19-day jury trial Jan. 17 after Webb claimed the hospital created a monopoly over cardiology services in 2011, preventing him from practicing in the area.

Report: 45% of radiologists are burned out, likely to work long hours

A new Medscape survey of more than 15,000 U.S. physicians found that 44 percent of radiologists were burned out and 15 percent of overall respondents feel depressed. Roughly 600 of those surveyed work in radiology.