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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Pediatrician takes turn as private investigator in Flint water crisis

Pediatrician Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, recounts her experiences during the Flint water crisis in 2015—and how she discovered children were being poisoned—in an article published in The New York Times.

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10 ‘elite’ radiology residents awarded scholarships to attend ACR summit

Ten radiology fellows and residents have been awarded scholarships to attend the American College of Radiology (ACR)’s Leadership Institute Summit this fall, the ACR announced this month.

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Anheuser-Busch pulls funding from moderate drinking study over credibility concerns

Anheuser-Busch InBev decided to pull funding from a long-term study of moderate alcohol intake and its effects on cardiovascular health after concerns were raised about the objectivity of the research.

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‘We will save lives’: Donors gift $175K for colorectal cancer screenings in West Virginia

The money could make a big difference in West Virginia, where the uninsured rate has reached 6 percent, Goldberg said. The funding will cover not only initial screenings but follow-up diagnostic colonoscopies when appropriate.

Radiologists find 13-button mouse useful for everyday tasks

When one institution gave radiologists a programmable 13-button mouse over a two-day period, many preferred the non-conventional device over the traditional three-button variety, according to a study published in the Journal of Digital Imaging.

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Attack of single-payer could be winning strategy for California GOP

Five months before the 2018 midterm elections, California Republicans see their opponents’ embrace of exploring single-payer healthcare as an opportunity.

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CMS focuses on infants, IT solutions in guidance for battling opioid crisis

On Monday, June 11, CMS released guidance for states to leverage Medicaid in fighting opioid abuse and misuse—with the document making specific mention of efforts to reduce negative impact in infants and outlining potential benefits of health information technology.

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KKR & Co to acquire Tennessee's Envision in $9.9B deal

Private equity firm KKR & Co. announced its plan to buy Envision Healthcare for $5.57 billion and debt. The all-cash transaction will value Envision at $9.9 billion, according to Bloomberg.