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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How does adopting DBT impact an imaging provider’s screening volumes?

Adopting digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) at your facility does not lead to a drop in monthly breast cancer screening volumes, according to new research published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

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Most countries won’t meet UN's 2030 target for reducing NCD deaths

The majority of the world’s countries aren’t on track to meet the United Nations' target of reducing premature deaths from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) by a third by 2030, researchers report in the current edition of the Lancet.

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More industry groups oppose changes to ACO program

Nine industry groups have joined in opposition to CMS’s proposed changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program.

Susan G. Komen names winners of 2018 Brinker Awards for Clinical Distinction

Susan G. Komen has announced the winners of this year’s Brinker Awards for Scientific Distinction, which “recognize advances in both our understanding of the underlying mechanisms of breast cancer and the clinical setting.”

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UK radiologist exec calls for more government investment to combat staffing shortages

Increasing demand has outpaced the number of radiologists being appointed in the U.K. According to the latest figures from June, 502 patients waited more than six weeks for a CT scan, while 625 individuals waited that long for an ultrasound.

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Alzheimer’s and dementia cases will double by 2060

As the American population ages, the number of cases of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia is set to explode, according to the CDC.

Medicare patients receiving Annual Wellness Visits more likely to undergo key preventive health services

Annual Wellness Visits (AWVs) increase a Medicare patient’s likelihood of receiving key preventive health services, including mammograms, according to new research from the American College of Radiology’s Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute.

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CVS in ‘home stretch’ of antitrust process to acquire Aetna for $69B

CVS Health is in the “home stretch” of the regulatory process with the Justice Department and state regulators for its $69 billion merger with Aetna, according to CEO Larry Merlo.