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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High cost of healthcare is an economic killer

With a large aging population and rising costs, healthcare spending is likely to have negative implications across the economy, according to a recent report from Moody’s.

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What are the motivations for pursuing interventional radiology?

The motivations for pursuing an interventional radiology (IR) residency differ from those that lead to diagnostic radiology (DR) residency or IR fellowships, according to new research in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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9 ways imaging leaders can reduce burnout among radiology residents

Burnout is high in radiology, but it’s even higher among radiology residents. In fact, recent research suggests up to 85 percent of radiology residents report experiencing burnout. What can leaders do to address this problem?

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Musculoskeletal ultrasound peer-teaching bolsters radiology residents’ knowledge, confidence

Demand for musculoskeletal ultrasound continues to rise, but many radiology residency programs are not providing adequate training in this space, according to the authors of a Sept. 19 Academic Radiology study.

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Employer-sponsored insurance spending jumped 44% in last 10 years

The past decade has seen its share of fundamental shifts in healthcare—including a national economic crisis, the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and concerted efforts to move toward value-based care. But a 10-year analysis from Health Care Cost Institute and published in Health Affairs found spending under employer-sponsored insurance rose 44 percent.

‘Disgust and disappointment’: Yale cardiologist found guilty of sexual harassment receives endowed chair

A Yale University cardiologist found guilty of sexual harassment five years ago received an endowed chair this summer—an accolade Yale itself claims “is widely recognized as the most prestigious honor a university can bestow on an accomplished faculty member,” the Washington Post reports.

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ASRT to donate $10K to Hurricane Florence relief efforts

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has announced it will donate $10,000 to the American Red Cross Hurricane Florence Relief Fund to help ongoing relief efforts in North Carolina and South Carolina.

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Healthcare spending rose 44% over last decade

Healthcare spending has risen rapidly over the last decade, jumping 44 percent per person across all major healthcare categories, according to a new study by the Health Care Cost Institute.