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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Amar Chotai balances careers in radiology, dance music

Amar Chotai works in radiology, but he is also gaining widespread attention for his other passion: singing dance music.

Medical societies issue new guideline for treating men with early-stage prostate cancer

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the American Urological Association (AUA) have issued a new guideline for treating men with early-stage prostate cancer. According to the three medical societies, hypofractionated external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) can shorten cancer treatments and provide more convenience to patients.

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Guided meditation before biopsy can help reduce patient anxiety

Brief meditation can help reduce a patient’s anxiety during acute medical procedures such as stereotactic breast biopsy (SBB), according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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National uninsured rate climbs to 15.5%

The national uninsured rate in the U.S. has risen nearly 3 percent over the past two years, according to a WalletHub study comparing rates across 547 U.S. cities. Honolulu saw the lowest uninsured rate for large cities, while Dallas took the cake for the country’s highest uninsured rate.

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More radiologists hired in Philadelphia than any other US city

In September 2018, more radiologists were hired in Philadelphia than in any other U.S. city, according to reporting from CBS Philly.

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Brexit backlash: UK patients pulled from international heart drug trial

Heart patients across the U.K. have been cut from an international clinical trial to test a novel heart attack drug after the medicine’s manufacturers expressed concern about registering new medications in Europe post-Brexit.

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Lung cancer mortality projected to decrease by 79 percent from 2015 to 2065

Age-adjusted lung cancer mortality in the United States is estimated to decrease by 79 percent between 2015 and 2065, according to a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. However, the authors noted, millions of lung cancer deaths are still projected during that time, making it especially important to emphasize screening in the years ahead.

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4 ways the medical device tax violates sound principles

The 2.3 percent medical device tax violates sound tax principles and negatively affects various segments of the healthcare industry, according to a new report released Thursday, Oct. 11, by the San Francisco, California-based Pacific Research Institute.