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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Another industry group speaks out against CVS-Aetna deal

The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) wrote a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions in opposition to the $69 billion merger of CVS Health and Aetna.

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Less than half of imaging-related quality improvement projects use iterative cycles

New research published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology suggests less than half of quality improvement (QI) projects in radiology journals use iterative cycles to refine interventions.

Computerized medical dictation can help develop academic papers in radiology

Computerized speech recognition software has traditionally been used within the bounds of clinical radiology. But a new report in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology by Boston researchers suggests the software may also be useful in the development of academic papers in radiology.

AJR: 91% of online societal pediatric radiation safety materials difficult to understand

Some studies have found the average American adult reads at an eighth-grade level, wrote authors in a recent American Journal of Roentgenology study, but online healthcare education materials have been created without considering this.

Women leaders in radiology can gain trust, influence through emotional intelligence

In a column published online Sept. 17 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, Cheri L. Canon, MD, with the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, said diversity in leadership can improve flexibility and allow for more dynamic solutions.

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68 cataract patients left nearly blind after receiving injections of knockoff drug

Nearly 70 cataract patients are partially blind after receiving a knockoff version of a drug, according to a report by BuzzFeed News.

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Next Gen ACOs form advocacy coalition

Members of the Next Generation Accountable Care Organization (ACO) have teamed up to advocate for the preservation and expansion of the program.

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Stroke patient care in limbo, while shortage of UK radiologist continues

Hundreds of National Health Service junior physicians are being blocked from specializing in radiology—despite shortages around the U.K. In Scotland, the Royal College of Radiologists said it needs to hire, at minimum, another 25 radiologist trainees each year to fill current job vacancies.