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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Study: Radiomics enhances mammography for breast cancer diagnosis

Radiomics offers improved diagnostic performance of mammography, compared to what is observed by radiologists, according to new research published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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Living near oil, gas wells linked to worse cardiovascular health

Colorado residents who live in close proximity to oil and natural gas extraction sites might experience poorer cardiovascular health because of it, according to work published Dec. 6 in Environmental Research.

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Walmart, Express Scripts ink 3-year pharmacy deal

Walmart and Express Scripts extended an existing network agreement to provide member clients with Express Scripts access to Walmart’s prescription services.

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MaxQ AI, EnvoyAI announce distribution agreement

The MaxQ AI Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) platform will now be available through the EnvoyAI Exchange marketplace following a new distribution agreement between the two companies.

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Clinicians aren’t following ACR guidelines when referring for knee MRIs

Primary care clinicians are not adhering to ACR Appropriateness Criteria when referring nontraumatic knee patients for MRI, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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Childbirth increases a woman’s breast cancer risk

Women are at an increased risk for breast cancer for more than 20 years after giving birth, according to a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. This, the authors noted, means that a recent childbirth should be viewed as a risk factor for young women.

Texas 21 coalition seeks to increase smoking age to prevent cancer

The Texas 21 coalition—a partnership among several healthcare organizations across Texas—is advocating to increase the smoking age from 18 to 21 across the state, according to a new report published in the Longview News-Journal. Raising the age, the coalition believes, will reduce the financial burdens of treating lung cancer and other diseases.

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Axios: Higher US drug prices don’t translate to better health

The United States pays far more for prescription drugs than other countries, but health outcomes aren’t much better—and sometimes, they’re worse—according to Axios.