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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How does not having a breast screening program affect a country’s radiologists?

There are large differences in the mammographic performance of radiologists from countries with breast cancer screening programs and countries without such programs, according to a new study published in Academic Radiology.

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7 questions about med school funding and reform, answered

While it might not be on every physician’s daily radar, graduate medical education (GME) funding is still key to quality healthcare and has implications for both academic centers and private practices. 

Data, analytics top priorities for supply chain leaders in 2018

In a survey conducted by Global Healthcare Exchange, some of the top providers for supply chain performance said making better use of data would be their No. 1 priority this year, either through expanded analytics or standardizing their data process across the organization.

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Tenet reaches deal to end feud with its largest investor

For-profit hospital operator Tenet Healthcare has reached an agreement with its largest shareholder, Glenview Capital Management, to make several changes to its bylaws, ending a months-long battle over governance of the struggling company.

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Omnibus spending bill includes vital mammography protections

The $1.3 trillion bill, signed by President Donald Trump March 23, included critical protections granted by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which ensures women who want to get regular mammograms keep insurance coverage with no copay.

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ACR applauds spending bill’s extension of rule that recognizes 2002 USPSTF breast cancer screening recommendations

When President Trump signed the $1.3 trillion spending bill into law on March 23, it included an extension of a rule first passed in 2015 that recognizes 2002 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) breast cancer screening recommendations as opposed to 2009 or 2016 recommendations.

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How blockchain could improve quality reporting

The hype around blockchain had reached new heights at HIMSS18 in Las Vegas, much of it centered on how an immutable, decentralized ledger of transactions and exchanges could be used to solve issues around interoperability and data sharing. Jason Goldwater, MA, MPA, senior director of the CedarBridge Group suggested it could streamline another headache for healthcare professionals: quality reporting.

Who benefits from the American healthcare system

Patients in the United States pay about $5,000 per person on healthcare but are not healthier than people in other countries. In article by The Economist, authors examined exactly where the money goes, and which firms profit the most.