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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Hospitals begin posting prices online, but is it helping patients?

A new federal law took effect Jan. 1 requiring all hospitals to post their list prices online. But, as it turns out, what appears online may end up confusing price-conscious patients more than helping them.

California hospital begins $18.37M upgrade to its radiology department

Natividad Medical Center in Salinas, California, has started an $18.37 million upgrade to its radiology department that is expected to take two to three years to complete.

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HHS, industry leaders release voluntary cybersecurity practices for healthcare

Amid widespread concerns about hacking threats and privacy, HHS and industry leaders released voluntary cybersecurity practices to help protect healthcare organizations from threats and keep patient information safe.

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CT radiation dose varies greatly due to medical staff usage, study finds

New research has found that significant differences in radiation dose from CT scans is credited to how medical staff uses imaging scanners. However, setting more consistent dose standards through changes in CT protocols is possible, according to a study published online Jan. 2 in The BMJ.

AI in healthcare market to reach $36.1B by 2025

The AI in healthcare market is expected to grow from $2.1 billion in 2018 to $36.1 billion by 2025, according to a report by Markets and Markets.

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Payment cuts to 340B drug program put on pause

A federal judge has intervened in the planned payment cuts to the 340B drug pricing program that enables outpatient facilities to purchase certain drugs at a lower cost.

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More executives resign from Johns Hopkins

Three more executives resigned from Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, in the continued fallout from an investigation from the Tampa Bay Times that revealed pediatric mortality rates for heart surgeries tripled over just a few years.

Obamacare lawsuit appeals process to launch

Several Democratic states have filed notice to appeal the recent court ruling that declared the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, The Hill reported.