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.

Clothing company in Japan designs underwear for women with breast cancer

Mie Bowman, a 36-year-old breast cancer survivor, started a business in Japan that designs undershirts with built-in bras for women experiencing discomfort due to breast cancer.

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Learning from a year’s worth of radiology job postings

The diagnostic radiology job market continues to trend upward after a promising hike in the 2016-2017 academic year. The increasing number of clinical positions could be driving a culture of competition among young physicians, according to a report published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology this month.

Patients who undergo DIEP flap reconstruction at no increased risk of breast cancer recurrence

Patients who undergo breast reconstruction using abdominal tissue have no increased risk of breast cancer recurrence, according to a new study published in the British Journal of Surgery.

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Partial breast irradiation dials down exposure while maintaining quality of life

Low-risk breast cancer patients who opt for accelerated partial breast irradiation—a one-week alternative to traditional whole-breast radiotherapy—see the same quality of life as women who undergo conventional treatment, researchers reported at this year’s European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) Congress.

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Where’s the compassion? Radiologist writes column on hospital billing practices

Hospitals should show more compassion in the way they bill low-income patients, according to a new column from David Levin, MD, of the department of radiology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.

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White House indefinitely postpones Trump's speech on lowering drug prices

President Donald Trump has postponed this week’s speech on battling rising prescription drug costs, according to the White House. No future date, time or location has been announced for the speech, previously scheduled for Thursday, April 26.

Where does radiology rank? 10 takeaways from a new physician compensation survey

The average annual salary for radiologists is $401,000 per year, according to Medscape’s Physician Compensation Report 2018. But how does that compare to other specialties?

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2 tough questions for VA Secretary pick at confirmation hearings

A dozen years ago, Ronny Jackson, MD, was leading a small team of physicians in Iraq, handling surgical shock trauma in the third year of the war. This week, Jackson could be a few hearings away from becoming the Secretary of Veterans Affairs—and assuming control of an organization that looks after some 3.5 million individuals.