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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Cognitive bias and medical imaging: 3 things every radiologist should know

Heuristics, or mental shortcuts based on past experiences, can help decisionmakers get things done at a rapid rate—but they can also lead to cognitive bias and significant mistakes. A new study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology examined how heuristics and cognitive bias impact image interpretation in radiology.

Female physicians earned $105K less than men in 2017; cardiologists No. 6 in pay

Women outpaced men in medical school enrollment for the first time in 2017, but a new report shows they’re entering a profession where the gender pay gap is only growing.

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3 key takeaways from Bibb Allen’s ACR presidential address

Bibb Allen Jr., MD, department of radiology at Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama, served as the 2016-2017 president of the American College of Radiology (ACR) and delivered the presidential address at the ACR 2017 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

Radiologist shares words of wisdom for young students

Brandon Taylor, MD, a musculoskeletal radiologist working in Washington, D.C., shared some tips for young students when he was profiled by a St. Louis newspaper.

Colorectal cancer advocacy group sends representatives to Capitol Hill for 12th straight year

Fight Colorectal Cancer, a patient advocacy group first founded in 2005, is sending representatives to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., for the 12th straight year to ask lawmakers to support “the prevention, detection and treatment of colorectal cancer.” This year, the group is sending 150 advocates from the United States and Puerto Rico.

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Radiology serves more unique Medicare beneficiaries than any other specialty

Radiologists serve more unique Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries, on average, than members of any other specialty group, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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MIPS can’t be fixed, MedPAC argues in report to Congress

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has released its March 2018 report for Congress, which includes its recommendation to eliminate the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) after only a one year of clinician reporting to the program.

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Blood test company’s CEO accused of fraud, forced to pay $500K settlement

Elizabeth Holmes, a Stanford University dropout once likened to Steve Jobs, was forced to pay a $500,000 fine and give up her blood-testing company Theranos after securities regulators said she fraudulently raised more than $700 million from investors.