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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Researchers: Infective endocarditis linked to IV drug use ‘a growing healthcare crisis’

The number of patients admitted to U.S. hospitals for infective endocarditis (IE) related to IV drug use has more than doubled over the last several years, racking up an average of $72,000 in expenses each time.

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Online physician reviews don't correlate with patient satisfaction surveys

Negative online physician reviews are not mimicked in patient satisfaction surveys, according to a study published April 2018 in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

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How sonographers act as ‘eyes’ for radiologists

Two Minnesota high school students sat down with imaging specialists to learn about the importance of the job in medicine and how to gain valuable work experience in the position.

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New CDC director: We can end AIDS epidemic within 7 years

In his first all-staff meeting as director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Robert Redfield, MD, predicted the U.S. could end the AIDS epidemic with tools already available. He also committed the agency’s policies to be rooted in scientific evidence.

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Latest ACR Appropriateness Criteria includes 3 new, 9 revised topics

The American College of Radiology (ACR) released the latest edition of its ACR Appropriateness Criteria on Monday, April 2, noting it has now been 25 years since the college released its first appropriateness criteria in 1993.

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Could grassroots marketing be the key to radiology education?

The future of radiology education could lie in a more personal approach to marketing, three medical experts are suggesting in this month’s edition of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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SIR releases updated patient-focused stroke intervention guidelines

The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) published revised guidelines April 2, for the image-guided treatment of acute ischemic stroke.

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12 medical societies endorse new guidelines for stroke interventions

The Society of Intervention Radiology (SIR) and 11 other medical societies have endorsed revised guidelines for the nonsurgical, image-guided interventional treatment of acute ischemic stroke.