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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GAO: Trump administration stifled ACA enrollment

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report last week that claimed actions by the Trump administration negatively impacted enrollment in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace during the 2017 sign-up period.

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Assistive surgical devices earn top prizes at biomedical design competition

Several assistive surgical devices took home top prizes during this year’s Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) challenge, arranged by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) and VentureWell.

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‘Doctors do just fine’: Critics respond to NYU’s free med school plan

When the New York University School of Medicine announced on Aug. 16 it would cover the full cost of tuition for all medical students, school officials lauded the move as a way to end debts exceeding $200,000 for graduating students and attract applicants from various socioeconomic backgrounds.

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Body weight-based protocols for 18F-FDG PET/CT can lower dose while maintaining image quality

Radiologists can rignificant reduce radiation dose by using patient-specific body weight-based protocols during whole-body 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) PET/CT without compromising image quality, according to new research published in Academic Radiology.

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Former CDC leader Tom Frieden arrested for forcibly grabbing a woman

The former director of the CDC Thomas Frieden, MD, has been arrested for forcibly touching a woman and sexual abuse and harassment, multiple news outlets reported.

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Mammography utilization down among younger women—even those with a history of breast cancer

Mammography screening is down among younger women since the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) updated its breast cancer screening guidelines in November 2009, according to a recent study published in JAMA Surgery. This includes women with a history of breast cancer.

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Lawmakers introduce legislation to increase lung screening for U.S. coal miners

To help combat the recent resurgence of black lung disease in U.S. coal miners, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, recently introduced bipartisan legislation to increase participation in federal programs that treat or detect the disease through lung cancer screening, including lung CT scans.

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Australian hospital draws criticism for sending CTs externally

The embattled Canberra Hospital in Australia is facing more scrutiny for being forced to send all inpatient CT scans to external providers last week due to unplanned leaves, the Canberra Times reported.