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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HHS drug pricing advisor dies

Daniel Best, a senior advisor to HHS Secretary Alex Azar, passed away, the agency announced. He worked with HHS on drug pricing reform.

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ASRT celebrates National Radiologic Technology Week

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) is once again sponsoring National Radiologic Technology Week, an annual celebration of technologists throughout the United States.

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Patients see significant value in medical imaging results

New research published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology suggests that patients place great importance in learning about their imaging results, even if the findings do not directly impact their healthcare. The knowledge obtained from these tests is viewed as “a valuable outcome.”

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CMS finalizes physician fee schedule, delaying controversial coding change

CMS finalized the Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program, delaying a controversial coding change that would have resulted in a payment cut for doctors.

NIPS slip: AI’s biggest conference has a name problem

There’s an ongoing debate about changing the name of AI’s most prominent conference that some say contribute to the field’s diversity issues and inspires sexual jokes, according to a report by Wired.

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Amid immigration debate, Vanderbilt pediatric cardiologist credits 14th amendment for career

Following President Trump’s recent comments about rescinding birthright citizenship in the U.S., one pediatric cardiologist is speaking out about his own history and career at Vanderbilt—a career, he says, that wouldn’t be possible without the 14th amendment.

Allstate files complaint against New York radiology providers, alleging fraud

Allstate Insurance and entities related to Allstate filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on Oct. 18 against Rockville Centre Diagnostic Imaging and Diagnostic Imaging of Rockville Centre, alleging they “wrongfully paid” approximately $1.3 million for fraudulent charges related to diagnostic radiology services.

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Cardiologist gets jail time for implanting unnecessary pacemakers, defrauding Medicare

A London, Kentucky, cardiologist was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison Oct. 31 after reportedly implanting “dozens” of unnecessary pacemakers and defrauding both his patients and their insurers, U.S. Attorney Robert M. Duncan, Jr., has announced.