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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Brigham's Gawande picked as CEO of Amazon-Berkshire Hathaway-JPMorgan healthcare initiative

Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase announced Atul Gawande, MD, MPH, as the new CEO for its partnership on U.S. employee healthcare. A surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and professor at Harvard Medical School, he will begin his new role July 9.

Radiologist sentenced to up to 7 years for child enticement

A 31-year-old radiologist from Spokane, Washington, has been sentenced to up to seven years in prison for enticing a child under the age of 16.

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GE delisted from Dow Jones after 110-year run in 30-company index

For the first time in 110 years, General Electric won’t be a part of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, after S&P Dow Jones Indices announced the corporate giant will be delisted when the stock market opens June 26.

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Radiology departments lose $1M a year due to no-shows

Outpatient no-shows for scheduled imaging exams can cost a radiology department at a standard U.S. academic medical center as much as $1 million in lost revenue per year, according to a study published in Academic Radiology.

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Language processing algorithm 97.6% accurate using clinical data to detect disease symptoms

Researchers have developed a natural language processing algorithm, trained on clinical record data, capable of detecting disease symptoms with high accuracy, according to a study published June 15 in the JMIR Medical Informatics.

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BCBS, Mayo Clinic agree to 5-year collaborative relationship

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic will enter into a five-year agreement that will keep all state-wide Mayo Clinic locations within network through 2023.

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5 ways to close the ‘unacceptable gap’ in cancer care between developed, developing nations

Filling the noticeable gap in quality cancer care between high- and low-income countries is a daunting task, but one that’s worth the effort, a group of experts recently reported in Radiotherapy and Oncology.

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Radiologist sentenced to 10 years in prison, $250K fine for kickback scheme

Radiologist Ronald Grusd, MD, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and ordered to pay a $250,000 fine after being found guilty of fraud and bribery in connection with a detailed kickback scheme back in December 2017.