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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Cardiology groups share new AUC for cardiovascular imaging prior to noncardiac surgery

The new AUC document was designed to help care teams know when and how to perform imaging-based cardiovascular evaluations on patients undergoing nonemergent, noncardiac surgery.

'Critical' oversight of 7 factors increases contrast waste

Since the onset of the iodinated contrast shortage in 2022, countless tactics have been deployed to optimize use of the imaging agent, but many have been overlooked.

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Boston Scientific’s new TAVR valve gains CE mark approval

The self-expanding Acurate Prime Aortic Valve System was designed with improved valve positioning in mind. According to Boston Scientific, it it will be available in more sizes than the company's previous TAVR device to ensure it can treat as many heart patients as possible. 

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Political intervention necessary to preserve ‘vanishing’ small independent practices, experts charge

Such organizations often lack the required IT infrastructure, population health expertise and relationships to navigate value-based care models. 

Radiologists worry that anti-DEI legislative efforts could exacerbate staffing shortages

"This reduced talent pool, coupled with increasing demands in radiology, will negatively affect the quality and access to care for patients," experts wrote in JACR. 

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Outpatient radiology providers missing the mark when communicating costs to patients

About 17% of healthcare consumers were aware of one health system's estimator tool, but 0% had used it, according to new survey data. 

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Johns Hopkins, CareFirst partner with venture capital for ‘AI accelerator’ program

The 13-week course will be held in Baltimore sometime in March 2025. Healthcare AI startups have until Nov. 20 to apply.

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Maryland hospital settles ransomware lawsuit for $2.25M

Atlanta General Hospital does not admit wrongdoing. However, it has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by victims of a January 2023 data breach.

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