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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SNMMI supports changes in 2019 MPFS proposed rule

The Society of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has crafted a letter to CMS in support of some of the specific points included in the 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule.

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Industry report: ACOs saved twice as much as CMS estimates

Accountable care organizations generated $1.84 billion in savings for Medicare in 2013–2015, nearly twice as much as the $954 million estimated by CMS, according to a new report from the National Association of ACOs (NAACOS).

Connecticut receives $12.2M grant to develop statewide health information exchange

The state of Connecticut was recently awarded a $12.2 million grant to help support its effort to create a statewide health information exchange.

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Alexander R. Margulis, longtime chair of radiology at UCSF, passes away

Alexander R. Margulis, MD, who served as the chair of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) department of radiology for 26 years, passed away on Sept. 7. He was 97 years old.

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HCA Healthcare CEO to retire, COO promoted

HCA Healthcare's R. Milton Johnson is retiring as CEO of the Nashville, Tennessee-based healthcare services company.

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Australian imaging center promises to deliver ‘innovation in biomedical imaging’

A new training center, developed by the Australian Research Council at the University of Queensland (UQ) and the Australian government, will train more than 20 scientists to work on innovations in biomedical imaging techniques.

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These 2 factors may influence whether radiologists donate to a radiology PAC

Radiologists’ personal income and general knowledge of the federal advocacy process can influence their chances of donating to a radiology political action committee (PAC), according to new research published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. Could these findings help radiology PACs secure more donations moving forward?

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Cardiologist given 5 years probation following accusations of underage ‘sexting’

A Fresno, California, cardiologist has been placed on five years probation following accusations that he sent inappropriate, “annoying” text messages to a teenage girl in 2017, the Fresno Bee has reported.