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.

How much exposure do medical students have to IR programs?

Medical student exposure to interventional radiology (IR) is crucial to the success of integrated IR residency programs, though current research indicates few institutions offer formal IR subinternship rotations, according to new research published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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80,000 Americans died of the flu last year

A new estimate from the CDC puts the number of Americans who died of flu and complications at 80,000, the Associated Press reported. The figure was the highest death toll in at least 40 years.

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Connecticut cardiologist sentenced to prison time, $500K fine for insider trading

A Weston, Connecticut, cardiologist was sentenced to six months in prison and handed a $500,000 fine this week after illegally trading stock in a life sciences company, the Associated Press reports.

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Hospital patients in outpatient settings are sicker, poorer

Medicare patients who receive hospital outpatient care are more likely to be poorer and have more severe chronic conditions compared to those treated in an independent physician office, according to a study commissioned by the American Hospital Association.

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NIH releases plan to tackle TB through diagnostic imaging tools, clinical efforts

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) released in the Journal of the American Medical Association on Sept. 26, a new strategic plan for tuberculosis (TB) aiming to strengthen research, diagnostic tools and clinical efforts to tackle the disease, according to a NIH news release.

SCAN HEALTH PLAN APPOINTS ADRIENNE MORRELL TO SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF PUBLIC, GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

SCAN Health Plan, a leading senior-focused organization with the mission of keeping seniors healthy and independent, today announced Adrienne Morrell as its senior vice president of public, government and community affairs.

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Community Health Systems to pay $262M in DOJ settlement

CHS, one of the nation’s largest publicly traded hospital companies and operators, has settled with the U.S. Department of Justice for $262 million over an investigation of kickback and false billing allegations related to a hospital company it acquired in 2014.

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Trade war’s impact on medical technology industry a focus at MedTech Conference

The ongoing trade war between the United States and China, one of 2018’s biggest economic storylines, has continued to be a hot topic among healthcare providers and vendors.