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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Drug makers have made no vows to lower prices, say PBMs

Several major pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), functional middlemen that negotiate drug prices with manufacturers, say they’ve received no commitments from big drug makers to lower prices, The Hill reported.

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Kids with autism support UK healthcare with fundraiser for better imaging equipment

Residents across the United Kingdom are contributing to a more than $3 million effort to provide local NHS hospitals with more high-quality imaging equipment, the Northern Echo has reported.

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Female physicians push for better pregnancy, motherhood resources for women in radiology

As the proportion of women in radiology increases—however slowly—and healthcare’s quadruple aim attempts to prioritize physician well-being, a group of female doctors in Alabama is making a case for more adequate, comprehensive pregnancy and motherhood resources for young residents.

FDA announces 3 initiatives to improve medical device development, safety

The FDA announced it is taking steps to advance innovation and surveillance for medical devices through the implementation of three initiatives related to the recent user fee re-authorization, according to an Aug. 16 news release.

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Physicians with personal connections to cancer more biased against national screening guidelines

Nearly a third of physicians with personal connections to cancer admitted in a recent poll they offer ovarian cancer screening to women at low risk, despite national guidelines warning against the practice.

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NYU to offer full-tuition scholarships to all medical students

New York University School of Medicine will cover tuition expenses for all new and current medical students, according to an Aug. 16 university release. The scholarship initiative, the first such program at a top-10 medical school, will cover $55,000 in costs for all students in the MD program.

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Trump calls on DOJ to sue opioid makers in a federal case

Days after the state of New York filed suit against the manufacturer of a powerful opioid, President Donald Trump stated he’d like to see a federal lawsuit against more opioid makers.

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NYU to offer full-tuition scholarships to all medical students

New York University School of Medicine will cover tuition expenses for all new and current medical students, according to an Aug. 16 university release. The scholarship initiative, the first such program at a top-10 medical school, will cover $55,000 in costs for all students in the MD program.