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 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.

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CFOs name cost reduction a top priority for 2019

For CFOs, whose roles have changed and expanded, rising pressures in the healthcare landscape have led to a greater need for coordination across financial, clinical and operational stakeholders, according to a recent CFO outlook report from Kaufman Hall. 

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Elevated early tau more common in women than men on Alzheimer’s trajectory

Women are at a greater risk than men for early tau deposition, a marker of pre-symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease identifiable on PET imaging, according to a study published online in JAMA Neurology.

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Researchers study the effectiveness of self-compression during mammography

Self-compression during mammography does not lead to a rise in patient discomfort or a drop in image quality, according to new findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.