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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Texas judge rules ACA unconstitutional

A Texas judge has ruled the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional in its entirety, throwing the American healthcare system into an uncertain future.

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Mumbai hospital tells patients to wait until 2020 for MRI

Patients wanting an MRI scan done at Nair Hospital in Mumbai, India, may have to wait until the year 2020 due to the hospital having only one MRI machine in combination with an already long waiting list, according to an article published Dec. 14 by the Hindustan Times.

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Communications training helps obstetric sonographers beat back burnout

Getting trained in how best to deliver bad ultrasound news to obstetrics patients helps sonographers improve their skills and beat back burnout, according to a study published online Dec. 12 in Ultrasound, the journal of the British Medical Ultrasound Society.

Former radiologist receives 2 years in prison for pill scheme

The former University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) radiologist convicted of writing prescriptions for non-medical reasons has been sentenced to two years in federal prison, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.

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Media report of pediatric heart surgery deaths prompts executive resignations

Four executives and staffers—including the president—at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, have stepped down from their roles following an investigation from The Tampa Bay Times that uncovered a rising mortality rate for heart surgeries.

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GlobalData: ICD market to reach $4.3B by 2028

The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) market is projected to grow to $4.3 billion by 2028, with compound annual growth of 4.1 percent, according to a new report from GlobalData.

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NIH revises funding to avoid studies with conflicts of interest

After coming under fire for funding research projects with clear conflicts of interest behind those conducting them, the National Institutes of Health has revised how it will fund future studies.

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Radiologist convicted of illegal opioid distribution heads to jail, judge rejects leniency plea

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) radiologist Marios Papachristou’s plea to evade jail time was rejected by U.S. District Judge Arthur Schwab, according to a report from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Papachristou wrote phony Vicodin prescriptions for family and friends, ultimately feeding his own prescription drug addictions.