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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Simulated learning helps radiologists understand communication is key

Radiologists struggling to hone their communication skills might be helped by simulated learning and hands-on practice, according to a report published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology this month.

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Technologist in England fired, removed from official register for drinking on the job

After making mistakes under the influence of alcohol, a technologist at Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, has been fired and had her name removed from the country’s official register.

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14% of NYC physicians are burned out—compared to a national average of 54%

Physicians employed at small, independent primary care practices (SIPs) in New York City report dramatically lower levels of burnout, according to new research published July 9 in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine.

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Zimbabwe opens 1st imaging center in country where radiologists are ‘an endangered species’

Zimbabwe’s first-ever radiology center has opened in the country’s capital, Harare, local outlet Bulawayo 24 News reported this week.

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MITA urges Trump to exempt medical imaging devices from China tariffs

The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) is urging the Trump administration to exempt medical imaging devices and technology from the recently enacted China Section 301 tariffs.

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Radiology employee loses file with data of 26 patients

An employee from Pacific Radiology’s Dunedin Hospital in New Zealand lost a physical paper file that held personal information of 26 breast cancer patients, according to an Otago Daily Times report.

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Sexual harassment lawsuit includes claim that hospital cancelled veterans’ imaging exams

The James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital in Tampa, Florida, is being investigated for allegedly canceling hundreds of imaging exams without following safety regulations and then attempting to cover it up.

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Tennessee pain clinics close 3 months after CEO accused of bribery

Comprehensive Pain Specialists—a Tennessee-based company with clinics in 12 states—will close many, if not all, its facilities. The unannounced move comes after its CEO, John Davis, was indicted for Medicare fraud in April, accused of receiving $770,000 in bribes from another healthcare executive.