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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Depression, history of prior injury make young football players more likely to sustain a concussion

More than five percent of young football players sustain a concussion while playing or practicing the sport, according to a new study published in the Journal of Pediatrics. Experiencing a prior concussion and a history of depression were both associated with a greater risk of sustaining a concussion.

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Leaders in radiology face their fair share of challenges

Providing high-quality leadership is crucial in radiology, but it can also be challenging, according to a new article published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. What can radiologists do to grow in the face of these challenges and become better leaders?

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Healthcare stocks drop after Obamacare ruling

Healthcare stocks were jolted after news of a Texas judge’s ruling that the Affordable Care Act was unconstitutional, with hospital and insurance stocks among the worst performers of a selloff on Dec. 17, Bloomberg reported.

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UK woman sentenced to prison after scan revealed she lied about brain cancer

A U.K. woman created messages from a fake doctor to convince people she had brain cancer in an effort to steal money designated for her supposed treatment costs, according to BBC News reporting.

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Federal judge strikes down ACA as unconstitutional

A U.S. District Court judge in Texas ruled on Dec. 14 the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, a decision that could throw the American healthcare system into turmoil.

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Texas judge rules ACA unconstitutional

A Texas judge has ruled the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional in its entirety, throwing the American healthcare system into an uncertain future.

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Mumbai hospital tells patients to wait until 2020 for MRI

Patients wanting an MRI scan done at Nair Hospital in Mumbai, India, may have to wait until the year 2020 due to the hospital having only one MRI machine in combination with an already long waiting list, according to an article published Dec. 14 by the Hindustan Times.

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Communications training helps obstetric sonographers beat back burnout

Getting trained in how best to deliver bad ultrasound news to obstetrics patients helps sonographers improve their skills and beat back burnout, according to a study published online Dec. 12 in Ultrasound, the journal of the British Medical Ultrasound Society.