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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Mayo Clinic receives $200M gift

A philanthropist has given $200 million to Mayo Clinic in what is the largest-ever donation to the nonprofit hospital system.

Waystar Expands Leadership Team to Accelerate Growth and Advancement Within Health Systems and Hospitals

Key Hires Build on Recent Company Acquisitions and Momentum, Advancing Waystar’s Mission to Simplify and Unify the Revenue Cycle

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Simulation training boosts radiology trainee confidence managing adverse contrast reactions

Adverse reactions to contrast media can be life-threating and require immediate action from radiologists, wrote authors of a recent American Journal of Roentgenology study. A simulation-based program improved radiologists’ knowledge and comfort levels dealing with such a situation.

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Juul to stop selling most e-cig flavors in stores, end social media promotions

Faced with the threat of regulations and accusations of targeting minors with vaping products and marketing, Juul Labs announced Nov. 13 it would suspend retail sales of most of its flavored e-cigarette pods and shut down social media promotions.

NYT: Hospital mergers lead to higher costs for patients

On the surface, hospital mergers may seem like an opportunity to create benefits for consumers, including more resources for top-notch care and lower costs. However, cheaper prices aren’t a likely outcome, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

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Market update: Imaging leaders falling out of love with deconstructed PACS

The idea of implementing a “deconstructed PACS”—using multiple vendors for key solutions such as your PACS, VNA and viewers—was gaining huge momentum among imaging providers as recently as a few years ago. Now, however, providers are moving away from a best-of-breed approach to its imaging solutions and embracing a single-source approach.

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Cancer passing heart disease as top killer in advantaged populations

Cancer is overtaking heart disease as the leading cause of death in the U.S., particularly in high-income counties, suggests a new analysis published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

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US Radiology Specialists announces partnership to develop 24-hr teleradiology services

More than 65 physicians and staff at Denver-based Diversified Radiology will join US Radiology Specialists, a North Carolina-based imaging facility. Specifically, Diversified Radiology will bring its teleradiology services to the US Radiology team in an effort to provide 24-hour radiology services.