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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Feds open criminal probe into opioid makers

Pharmaceutical companies are under fire again for their role in the national opioid abuse epidemic, and this time, it could be criminal. Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal probe to determine if pharmaceutical companies intentionally allowed the flow of opioid drugs, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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Congress introduces bill to cover DBT exams for TRICARE beneficiaries

The “Better and Robust Screening Today Act” would mandate the Department of Defense to cover DBT screenings, a modality lawmakers say is the best tool available for detecting breast cancer.

 

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Google fires four employees over data sharing

Google fired four staffers for sharing sensitive information, some of whom were involved in recent protests over leadership, CNBC reported.

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New research finds gadolinium retention in the cerebral cortex, debunking conventional wisdom

Gadolinium-based contrast agents were found in multiple areas of the brain's cerebral cortex, central to cognition, regulating behavior and consciousness, according to research published in Radiology.

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Every-other-year mammography screenings result in larger tumors, more aggressive treatment

Wanting to quash this confusion for providers and patients, researchers from the University of Michigan compared outcomes for dozens of diagnosed women.

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GE Healthcare launches new program to simplify AI development, implementation

GE Healthcare has launched a new program designed to make it easier for health systems to implement AI solutions.

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Bill would back DBT screenings for vets, bipartisan group of Congress members say

The “Better and Robust Screening Today Act” would require the Department of Defense to cover digital breast tomosynthesis, the most effective screening tool for diagnosing breast cancer, according to the lawmakers.

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Radiology trainees remiss in their own healthcare habits

Radiology is among the medical specialties whose trainees are highly likely to lack a routine place for their own medical care. The Harvard researchers behind the finding note that the deficiency increases risk for depression and burnout.