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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CMS to pilot behavioral health treatment model

CMS is launching a new behavioral health pilot in a Medicaid demonstration project in Washington, D.C., the agency announced Nov. 6. The pilot expands treatment services for Medicaid beneficiaries diagnosed with severe mental illnesses or serious emotional disturbance.

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Trump administration’s conscience rule blocked by judge

A federal judge has blocked a controversial rule from the Trump administration that would have allowed healthcare professionals to refuse to perform services that went against their beliefs.

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PathAI raises $75M for development of cancer therapies

PathAI, a Boston-based AI technology company focused on pathology solutions, announced it has raised $75 million in Series B funding.

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Scientists use 3D spine imaging to reduce patients’ radiation exposure

Scoliosis—which affects upward of 9 million Americans annually—causes excessive curvature of the spine, requiring repeated radiographs over the course of years to determine its progression.

How moving CV care to the home could ease a period of economic transition in healthcare

Medicine is moving farther from its fee-for-service roots and closer to more individualized, value-based care—a phenomenon that could benefit a growing number of home-based care programs, according to data presented at MedAxiom’s CV Transforum.

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Geisinger offers medical school debt-free

In an effort to boost primary care, Geisinger and Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine will provide debt-free medical school and living assistance to its students who plan to work in primary care at the health system after graduating.

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Provider tries same-day biopsy program to reduce breast treatment disparities: 3 takeaways

Past studies have well-established disparities in breast cancer care, with minority women often waiting longer to receive their biopsy than white counterparts, delaying much-needed treatment.

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Researchers use imaging tags, PET/CT scanner to better track cancer therapies

University of Pennsylvania scientists are piloting the use of special imaging markers to track the movement of CAR T cells within the body.