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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Bad provider referral patterns come at a cost

While the healthcare market has evolved to better cater to consumers’ demands and offer specialized care, physicians are still referring patients in outdated ways. This costs health systems by increasingly sending patients to receive out-of-network services, according to a recent study by Kyruus, which surveyed 100 primary care providers and 100 specialists affiliated with U.S. health systems.

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$3M data lab will examine relationship between imaging, policy

A $3 million partnership between the American College of Radiology’s Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute and the Georgia Institute of Technology will establish a data analytics lab that will examine how policy impacts medical imaging, the Gwinnett Daily Post reported.

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UK radiologist shortage has impacted cancer care

A shortage of senior radiologists is affecting cancer care in the U.K., according to a new report from the BBC.

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Body weight-based protocols for 18F-FDG PET/CT lower radiation dosage, retain image quality

Using patient-specific body weight-based protocols during whole-body fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) PET/CT can greatly reduce radiation dosage while maintaining image quality, according to authors of an Academic Radiology study.

Breast cancer survivors pay 112% more out-of-pocket when diagnosed with lymphedema

Out-of-pocket healthcare costs associated with breast cancer can already be enough to dramatically change a patient’s life. According to a new study published in Supportive Care in Cancer, those costs are even higher for survivors suffering from lymphedema.

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CMS: Medicaid demonstrations will be budget neutral

CMS is cracking down on how it calculates budget neutrality in Medicaid demonstration projects, according to an update from the agency.

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Radiofrequency ablation proves effective for local treatment of breast cancer tumors

Ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is an effective treatment option or early stage breast cancer and outperforms lumpectomy in terms of obtaining tumor-free margins, according to a new study published in Radiology.

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New York physician accused of sexually abusing woman during breast cancer screening

A primary care physician in New York has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a patient during a breast cancer screening in September 2017.