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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Q&A: Healthcare cybersecurity advocate fears damage from Change Healthcare breach has only begun

Richard Staynings says the breach of Change Healthcare’s systems stems from consolidation, and the impact may devastate independent providers.

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Neuralink growing rapidly following successful human trial

Elon Musk's Neuralink is attracting talent and investors as it moves forward with plans to implant devices into patients who can't use their limbs.

Newsweek ranked the 50 best heart hospitals in the world

3 in 5 US adults projected to have CVD by 2050, with a price tag of $1.8T—can cardiologists ‘turn the tide’?

More than 60% of adults in the United States are expected to have at least one form of cardiovascular disease by 2050, according to new data published by the American Heart Association. Fortunately, evidence does suggest that healthier lifestyles are starting to become more common as time goes on.

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1st-of-its kind study unearths factors radiology providers can modify to boost cancer screening uptake

Researchers believe their analysis offers some of first evidence highlighting connections between racism and the decision to receive low-dose CT. 

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State scales back certificate-of-need law, making it easier to add new advanced imaging services

The measure removes requirements related to MRI and PET, along with freestanding EDs and ambulatory surgery centers. 

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

AI governance

5 first steps toward do-it-yourself AI governance

A word to the wise among leaders of hospitals and health systems: Don’t wait on the government to tell you how to keep healthcare AI on track and healthcare providers up to speed. 

HHS: ‘Who is responsible for ensuring that individuals affected by the Change Healthcare breach receive notification?’

HHS’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has confirmed UnitedHealth Group can send out HIPAA-required notifications about the breach but stopped short of saying the company will be responsible for doing so.