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.

Healthcare AI today: Spending skyrockets, UnitedHealth finetunes AI claims processing, more
If you’ve sensed healthcare AI spending has been going extra-gangbusters over the past year or so, your perceptions are impressively attuned.
UnitedHealthcare cutting radiology group pay rates in bid to preserve affordability
“Rapidly rising healthcare costs continue to be a top concern for members and their employers," the nation's largest commercial insurer wrote in a recent letter to an unidentified imaging group.
Radiologist, radiation oncologist elected to National Academy of Medicine
The independent, nonprofit—which provides objective advice on health policy—has picked Pamela K. Woodard, MD, and David G. Kirsch, MD, PhD, for the prestigious designation.
Minnesota investigates nonprofit hospital’s use of illegal noncompete contracts
Such contract provisions are illegal in the state. However, doctors at Aspirus Health’s St. Luke’s Hospital said they’re being pressured to sign contract renewals with noncompete clauses under threat of termination.
AI could reduce reliance on gadolinium for contrast-enhanced MRI
New artificial intelligence technology could be used as a complimentary tool alongside low-dose GBCAs to enhance exams without sacrificing image quality.

SNMMI introduces newest officers during annual conference

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) continued a busy four-day stretch by introducing several new officers during its 2019 Annual Meeting in Anaheim, California.

PI-RADSv2 compliance improves after input from director of prostate imaging

Selecting a staff member to serve as a director of prostate imaging can improve compliance with technical standards and lead to better overall patient care, according to findings published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

JACR's impact factor increases for 7th straight year

The impact factor of the American College of Radiology’s academic journal, the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR), increased to 3.785 in 2018, according to the 2019 Journal Citation Report.

3 key points to consider before further advancing AI, big data in healthcare

A multidisciplinary task force of 14 European AI experts has come up with a set of broad guidelines for anyone using the technology to analyze big data in healthcare.

SNMMI presents 2 prestigious awards at annual conference

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) presented two prestigious awards during its 2019 Annual Meeting in Anaheim, California.

Trump order will require hospitals, insurers to disclose prices

President Trump's new executive order will enable HHS to require hospitals and insurers to disclose negotiated rates for healthcare services and give patients their out-of-pocket costs before their procedures, according to CNBC.

Medicaid work requirements aren’t boosting employment in Arkansas

Arkansas, the first state to implement work requirements for certain Medicaid beneficiaries, isn’t seeing the promised benefit of increased employment as a result of the new rules, according to a recent report from The Commonwealth Fund.

How contrast-enhanced CT can help treat prostate cancer patients

Contrast-enhanced CT (CECT) can help providers identify high-grade prostate cancers, according to new research published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Management

Healthcare AI today: Spending skyrockets, UnitedHealth finetunes AI claims processing, more

UnitedHealthcare cutting radiology group pay rates in bid to preserve affordability

Radiologist, radiation oncologist elected to National Academy of Medicine

Minnesota investigates nonprofit hospital’s use of illegal noncompete contracts

AI could reduce reliance on gadolinium for contrast-enhanced MRI