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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Physician-led ACOs save more money than hospitals

Accountable care organizations saved the Medicare program $314 million last year, but physician-group organizations were the leaders in savings.

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Troubled Ireland hospital cites radiology department as a source of concern

A group of radiology consultants to University Hospital Kerry (UHK) in southwest Ireland say the hospital is in danger of losing its level three designation due to lack of resources and equipment, citing its radiology department as a central point of concern, the Irish Examiner reported.

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Jackson Heart Study funded for 6 more years

The 20-year-old Jackson Heart Study—the largest long-term study of cardiovascular health in a defined population of African-Americans—has received another six years of funding from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

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Advanced imaging shows how concussions affect protective tissue in athletes' brains

Concussions can loosen protective tissue found in the brain, according to new research published in Frontiers in Neurology. Should this lead to a reassessment of modern concussion protocols?

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Billionaire drugmaker granted patent for opioid addiction

In the midst of a devastating epidemic of opioid abuse and misuse, a billionaire pharmaceutical maker has been granted a patent to treat opioid addiction, the Financial Times reported.

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Cerner president Zane Burke to leave company in November

Cerner announced Monday, Sept. 10, that its president, Zane Burke, is leaving the company. The move is effective Nov. 2.

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Obama supports 'Medicare for All' in speech

Speaking to a crowd at the University of Illinois, former President Barack Obama stated his support for "Medicare for All" last week.

Early intervention, revised quality metrics could dampen radiologist burnout

Researchers quantified evidence to identify primary consequences of burnout, including actionable steps for organizations to mitigate its effects, for a new study in JAMA Internal Medicine. Though the research examines physicians as a whole, the conclusions are applicable to medical imaging, where half of all radiologists report symptoms of burnout.