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 the nation’s largest teleradiology group significantly strengthened stroke reporting

VRad has looked to improve use of the Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (or ASPECTS) through email reminders, educational materials and workflow prompts. 
 

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Radiology groups urge Congress to extend premium tax credits, protect physician practices

Numerous medical trade groups including the American College of Radiology and American Society of Neuroradiology recently wrote to Senate and House leaders on this issue. 

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Study highlights CT findings that could mask lung cancer, leading to delayed diagnosis

For many patients with interstitial lung disease, cancer could go undetected for years, putting them at risk of disease progression that would require more extensive treatment.

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Saint Mary’s awarded $510M in damages in lawsuit against Universal Health Services

Universal Health Services was found by a jury to be liable for fraud in an alleged scheme to destabilize Saint Mary’s during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ruling includes punitive damages.

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Machine learning model predicts which radiotherapy patients are most vulnerable to adverse side effects

The model integrates structured EHR data spanning patient characteristics, cancer treatment, vitals, lab results, medications and prior acute care utilization to determine an individual’s risk of requiring urgent care throughout the course of their treatment.

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FDA approves treatment of rare genetic disorder in children as young as 1 year old

Evinacumab-dgnb, sold by Regeneron under the brand name Evkeeza, can now be used to treat homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia in much younger patients.

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Whole-body MRI provider Prenuvo seeks to limit damages in high-profile malpractice case

Sean Clifford and his legal representatives first filed the lawsuit Sept. 24, 2024, in the New York State Supreme Court, contending a radiologist failed to spot signs of an impending stroke.   

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Radiology groups urge Trump administration to exempt docs from $100,000 visa fee

The White House first issued the presidential proclamation on Sept. 19 with the stated goal of restricting certain nonimmigrants’ access to the U.S.