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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Sagicor Foundation donates new PACS to Jamaica Cancer Society

The Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS) has received a donation from the Sagicor Foundation that is expected to greatly improve patient care and save the group approximately $3 million each year: a new PACS.

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Humana exec tapped for Walmart’s health, wellness division

Sean Slovenski, a former executive at Humana, has been hired to run Walmart’s healthcare business, Bloomberg reported.

Death rates from liver cancer up 43% in US

Death rates from liver cancer in the United States increased 43 percent from 2000 to 2016, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). What should radiologists take away from this finding?

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Mailing test kits boosts colorectal cancer screening rates

A more direct approach to exam reminders might boost colorectal cancer screening rates across the country, according to a University of North Carolina Lineberger team who found mailing patients screening kits improved testing rates over traditional reminder methods.

Trainer Rx selects healthcare veteran Mark Olson as its CEO

Trainer Rx Selects Healthcare Veteran Mark Olson as its CEO

Hospital utilization slows as healthcare moves to cheaper care settings

Hospital utilization is slowing down in its growth, according to a recent survey of hospital administrators. The trend underscores the shift across the healthcare system away from high-cost settings toward lower-cost outpatient utilization.

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Secondary imaging interpretations on the rise among Medicare beneficiaries

Secondary interpretations of diagnostic imaging examinations have increased significantly among Medicare beneficiaries, according to a new study published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology. The authors also noted that denial rates for these secondary interpretations are “uniformly low.”

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5 imaging issues addressed by state legislatures in 2018

The American College of Radiology (ACR) tallied nearly 600 “radiology-relevant” bills that have appeared in state legislatures in the fiscal year which ended June 30, 2018.