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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National private-payer prostate MRI coverage restrictive, varied

MRI has become a central part of diagnosing and managing prostate cancer, but private payer coverage has not kept up with this technological trend, reported authors of a recent Journal of the American College of Radiology study.

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Reselling diabetes test strips an unregulated ‘gray market’ in US

It is legal to resell unexpired strips as long as they weren’t fraudulently purchased through Medicare or Medicaid. This has led to cash offers for unused testing strips online and on social media, as well as resell operations popping up in garages and basements, the Chicago-Sun Times reported.

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Strategic Radiology names Sharon Fremer new VP of revenue cycle optimization

Strategic Radiology announced Wednesday, Sept. 12, that Sharon Fremer is the company’s new vice president of revenue cycle optimization.

WSJ: Russians used health law to sow political discourse

New data from Clemson University revealed that nearly 600 Russian-linked Twitter accounts focused on healthcare to sow political divisiveness on the Internet, tweeting nearly 10,000 times about hot-button issues.

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Health orgs publish special report about gadolinium retention, GBCA use in imaging

In February, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), RSNA and American College of Radiology (ACR) cosponsored a workshop about the safety of gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs). Now, they've published a "roadmap" about what researchers know—and don't know—about GBCAs.

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Solis Mammography announces launch of new SmartCurve breast imaging technology

Texas-based Solis Mammography has announced the national availability of its SmartCurve breast imaging technology in more than 50 centers across the nation.

California’s breast density law extended through 2025

California Gov. Jerry Brown guaranteed the state’s breast density notification program will extend through 2025 after he signed the Dense Breast Tissue Awareness bill (SB-1034) this week.

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Industry groups speak out against CMS's physician payment proposals

As CMS is proposing several changes to the physician payment schedule, some industry groups are speaking out about the proposals.