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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Drug pricing transparency rule has no teeth

HHS proposed a new rule to require drug manufacturers to publish prices of medicines in television ads. However, the rule has no enforcement mechanism by the agency and relies on self-policing.

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Trump administration taps Mary Mayhew to oversee Medicaid

Former Maine health commissioner Mary Mayhew, also an ex-aide of Gov. Paul LePage, has been tapped by the Trump administration to head Medicaid, according to reports.

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Indictments handed down in $1B telemedicine fraud scheme

The Department of Justice indicted four men and seven companies for their roles in a $1 billion healthcare fraud scheme and announced plea deals and another charge.

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YouTube unhelpful for patients wanting to learn about TRUS-guided prostate biopsy

Patients turning to YouTube for high-quality information about transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided biopsies of the prostate should look elsewhere, according to new research published in Clinical Radiology.

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Survey: 47% of female interventional radiologists experienced sexual harassment during practice

New survey results published in the American Journal of Roentgenology suggest there is gender bias within intervention radiology (IR), and it affects women throughout their entire career.

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Drug companies will publish prices as Trump administration takes aim at industry

On Monday, CMS proposed a new rule that would require manufacturers to disclose drug prices in television ads. The rule was expected, as the Trump administration and HHS Secretary Alex Azar have ramped up rhetoric to put more pressure on rising drug prices.

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Despite Blockchain's potential in healthcare, trust remains an issue

Blockchain isn't just a buzzword in the healthcare industry. Nearly half (49 percent) of executives are developing, piloting or implementing blockchain projects within their healthcare companies, according to a survey by the PwC Health Research Institute.

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Radiologist honored by National Academy of Medicine for strong leadership

Hedvig Hricak, MD, PhD, chair of the department of radiology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, received the David Rall Medal from the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) on Monday, Oct. 15.