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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Only 25% of radiologists are happy at work, survey finds

Radiologists are mildly happy at work compared to other physician specialties, according to Medscape’s 2019 Radiology Lifestyle, Happiness & Burnout Report, with only 25 percent claiming to be "very or extremely happy" in the workplace.

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Optum exec free to work for Amazon health joint venture

A former employee of UnitedHealth Group’s Optum business is allowed to work for the new healthcare joint venture between Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase, a U.S. District Court judge ruled.

Long travel, wait times in healthcare represent annual opportunity cost of $89B

Travel and wait times associated with receiving healthcare services are higher than in any other service category, according to a new report from Altarum.

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Updated guidelines released for safe anesthesia use in MR units

The Association of Anaesthetists released updated 2019 guidelines on safely administering anesthesia in MR units. The new guidelines were published in the U.K journal Anaesthesia and include 11 recommendations.

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Philips, Microsoft unveil augmented reality concept for image-guided minimally invasive therapies

Royal Philips has revealed the augmented reality concept for image-guided minimally invasive therapies it developed with Microsoft.

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Physician burnout varies by specialty

Burnout among physicians improved slightly over the last few years, but not all specialties have seen much of a difference, according to data published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

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Cigna, Anthem dispute bills after failed merger

A proposed merger between two major health insurance providers ended in a messy breakup after antitrust issues prohibited the roughly $50 billion transaction in 2017. Now, the two companies, Anthem and Cigna, are still disputing which company will foot the costs of the failed deal, Bloomberg Quint reported.

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Senators question drugmakers over rising insulin prices

Two U.S. senators launched a bipartisan investigation into rising insulin prices on Feb. 22, sending letters to the drug's top three manufacturers seeking information about why costs have risen so sharply in recent years.