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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8 AI strategies the White House plans to pursue, push

Paralleling its drive for greater transparency in hospital and insurer pricing, the Trump Administration is calling for AI to be made more readily understandable in all industries using it, including healthcare.

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ACR announces expansion of pilot program focused on AI, radiology

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has announced a significant expansion of its ACR AI-LAB pilot program aimed at helping imaging providers develop and use AI algorithms.

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Shareholders of Centene, WellCare approve merger

The shareholders of both Centene and WellCare Health Plans have approved a plan for the two companies to merge, they announced June 24. The deal is worth $17.3 billion and is expected to close in the first half of 2020.

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Magnitude of industry payments to CV lab directors of great concern

Medical directors of cardiac catheterization and EP labs receive three to four times the amount of money from pharmaceutical companies and device manufacturers as other interventional cardiologists in the same zip code, according to a JAMA Internal Medicine study.

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Additional training helps radiologists interpret screening mammograms

Supplemental training can help radiologists improve their performance when interpreting breast cancer screening examinations, according to a new study published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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Healthcare stocks take a hit after Trump order

Healthcare stocks are reeling following an executive order from President Trump that would give HHS the ability to require hospitals and health insurance companies to provide patients with prices for healthcare services based on negotiated rates.

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Consumers agree insurers are to blame for surprise billing

As surprise billing solutions are more readily being talked about in Congress and among healthcare leaders in the industry, Americans are blaming their insurance companies for the problem, according to a recent survey from Morning Consult and the American College of Emergency Physicians.

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A new treatment option for prostate cancer patients

A new combination therapy using 177Lu PSMA-617 and idronoxil (NOX66) is effective for treating patients with prostate cancer, according to research presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) 2019 Annual Meeting in Anaheim, California.