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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18F-FDG PET-CT reveals 33% of previously undetected male breast cancer

New research published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine suggests a 18F-FDG PET/CT scan reveals previously undetected breast cancers in male patients with pre-PET/CT stage IIB breast cancer, and in patients with stage III breast cancer.

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At UC San Diego Health, Breast Imaging PACS Speaks ‘Volumes’

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When UC San Diego Health introduced its expanded Comprehensive Breast Health Center this spring, Haydee Ojeda-Fournier, MD, medical director of breast imaging, got right to the point for the press covering the development. She emphasized that the informal reopening had doubled the capacity of an existing program and that the center now houses an integrated suite of numerous advanced-imaging technologies all under one roof.

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Researchers find significant value in second opinions from a multi-disciplinary tumor board

Second opinions from a multi-disciplinary tumor board (MTB) at a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer center changed the diagnosis of 43 percent of breast cancer patients, according to a new study published in the Annals of Surgical Oncology.

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GAO report: HHS didn’t violate laws by lobbying against ACA

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services did not violate certain legal provisions when it reduced public outreach to alert people to healthcare enrollment periods and put out social media posts that blasted Obamacare, according to the Government Accountability Office.

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Medicaid expansion pays off the most for rural states

Small towns and rural areas saw the biggest benefits of Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, according to a recent report.

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Phase-contrast CT helps researchers see Egyptian mummy up close and personal

Researchers have imaged the soft tissue of an Egyptian mummy’s hand using phase-contrast CT, according to research published in Radiology. What does this mean for medical researchers going forward?

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Readmission penalties reduced for safety-net hospitals

Hundreds of hospitals will see penalties on patient readmissions ease up after Congress instructed Medicare to change its policy, NPR reported.

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Indian radiologists battle with Ayurvedic doctors over use of sonography

If the Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) amends the Preconception and Prenatal Diagnostic Technique (PCPNDT) Act of 1994, Ayurvedic doctors could have the ability to utilize sonography on their patients, provoking anger from radiologists in India.