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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Blue Cross Blue Shield Association proposes health insurance improvements

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) published three proposals that would lower premiums by one-third for Obamacare insurance coverage and expand access to coverage for more than 4 million additional people.

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How did big policy changes impact cost sharing for screening mammography?

Nearly all commercially insured women between the ages of 40 and 74 had access to screening mammography without cost sharing after the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law, according to new research published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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CVS, Aetna name new CIO

CVS Health has named Roshan Navagamuwa as its new chief information officer to lead the company’s integration with Aetna, which it acquired late last year, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Prolonged non-face-to-face service: How cardiologists leave money on the table

Prolonged non-face-to-face time, something providers have long considered a part of the job, has only been reimbursable through CMS since 2018. Practices still in the dark about the change are missing a revenue opportunity.

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AI-powered radiology worklist receives CE mark

Zebra Medical Vision (Zebra-Med), an Israel-based deep learning imaging analytics company, announced it was granted CE certification for two of its AI-based products intended to speed up clinical review and diagnosis. One is for pneumothorax in chest x-rays and the other helps radiologists detect brain bleeds in CT scans.

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Radiologist shortage continues to impact patients in Wales

A shortage of radiologists continues to delay patient care in the U.K., a trend that leaves women waiting a long time for mammogram results.

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Wireless breast lesion localization device receives CE mark

Hologic has received CE certification for its LOCalizer wireless radiofrequency identification breast lesion localization system.

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Kids take home 3D models of their brain after helping in MRI study

Olivia Mueller is one of 14 kids who have received a 3D-printed model of their own brain as a thank you for participating in an MRI study at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada, according to a story from the university.