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.

Radiologist ‘frustrated’ by ACP’s new breast cancer screening guidelines

When the American College of Physicians (ACP) shared new breast cancer screening guidelines, recommending that women with no symptoms begin undergoing mammograms every other year at the age of 50, both professional imaging societies and individual radiologists came out against the decision.

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When patients turn violent, hospital employees fear for their jobs and their safety

Healthcare workers suffer assaultive injuries on the job at a rate equal to workers in all other industries combined. Hospital patients are the most common assailants, while family members are the runners-up.

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A push for the end of microaggressions in radiology

Microaggressions have no place in radiology, according to a new commentary published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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ACP shares new breast cancer screening guidelines, imaging societies push back

The American College of Physicians (ACP) now recommends that average-risk women with no symptoms undergo breast cancer screening with mammography every other year, beginning at the age of 50. The ACP explained its decision through a new guidance statement published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

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Dietary factors linked to 11M worldwide deaths in 2017

Dietary risk factors—such as consuming too much sodium or not enough whole grains and fruits—were responsible for 11 million deaths globally in 2017, according to a new analysis in The Lancet.

Just 13% of radiation oncologists work in rural communities, with many eyeing retirement

The percentage of radiation oncologists in the United States working in urban and suburban communities is on the rise, according to a new survey published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics. What does this mean for patient care in more rural locations?

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Is a radiotracer shortage causing scan delays for cancer patients?

Wait times for NHS England cancer patients is at a record high, and now experts believe a radiotracer supply issue is causing further delays.

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‘Mild’ heart attacks, strokes sap $15K in productivity even when patients resume work

The actual cost of a heart attack or stroke to society is about double the direct medical costs when lost productivity for patients and caregivers is considered, according to a study published April 6 in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.