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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US cancer death rate down 27% in last 25 years

The overall cancer death rate in the United States has dropped 27 percent in the last 25 years, according to a new report from the American Cancer Society (ACS). This means approximately 2.6 million fewer people have died from cancer during that time.

VA Hospital Representatives in Pacific Northwest Select Carestream as Their Enterprise PACS Supplier

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 8 — Carestream has been awarded a multimillion-dollar healthcare IT contract for Veterans Affairs hospitals in the Pacific Northwest region, which includes Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska and parts of Montana. Carestream will install its Clinical Collaboration Platform (see video link) throughout VISN 20 healthcare facilities. The implementation of Carestream’s enterprise imaging platform (including Vue PACS, Vue Motion and Vue Archive) will help unify imaging and simplify medical image management.

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Radiology Partners announces new partnership with Texas practice

Radiology Partners (RP) has announced a new partnership with an Austin, Texas-based practice, Austin Radiological Association (ARA).

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PCI episode payments vary due to readmissions, postacute care

Readmissions and postacute care were the primary drivers of differences in payments to hospitals for 90-day episodes of percutaneous coronary intervention, suggests a study of more than 40,000 PCI procedures from 33 Michigan hospitals.

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UC imaging researchers receive $3.2M to study stroke recurrence

Researchers from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine have received a $3.2 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Diseases (NINDS) to study stroke recurrence risk using neuroimaging. 

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How cancer impacts a patient’s suicide risk

Patients are at a significantly higher risk of suicide in the first year after being diagnosed with cancer, according to a new study published in Cancer. What can healthcare providers do to help mitigate this risk?

The surprising, aggressive billing practices of Zuckerberg Hospital

Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, the largest public hospital in the city, sticks patients with sky-high medical bills because it does not partner with any private health insurance plans, Vox reported.

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Medicaid director resigns after 3 months

After being appointed by the Trump administration to oversee Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Mary Mayhew has resigned after roughly three months on the job.