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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IVC filters improve in-hospital mortality rates for patients with congestive heart failure, pulmonary embolism

Inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placement is associated with improved in-hospital mortality rates for patients admitted with congestive heart failure (CHF) and pulmonary embolism (PE), according to a new study published by the American Journal of Roentgenology.

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Boston Scientific acquires Claret Medical in $250M deal

Boston Scientific announced its acquisition of Santa Rosa, California-based Claret Medical in a transaction that includes $220 million upfront and an additional potential reimbursement-based milestone payment of up to $50 million. The deal is expected to close before the end of the year.

Applicants cite potential happiness as No. 1 factor when ranking IR residencies

Perceived happiness of existing residents and faculty, job placement of recent grads and interaction with current trainees are among the most important factors to radiology residency applicants when ranking their program choices for the NRMP, according to a report published this week in Academic Radiology.

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OMB review underway to unfreeze $10B in ACA payments

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is reviewing a rule to unlock roughly $10 billion in payments for Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance providers.

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Medicare competitive bidding process hurts patients

The Medicare bidding process is hurting patients, according to a new study from the Pacific Research Institute.

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How will radiology providers be reimbursed for investing in AI?

Countless studies have explored the colossal impact artificial intelligence (AI) will have—and, in many ways, is already having—on radiology. But who is ultimately going to pay for it?

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RSNA 2018: President’s address to focus on AI, advancing tech in radiology

Vijay M. Rao, MD, the current president of the Radiological Society of North America, will deliver RSNA 18’s opening address with a salute to technology and the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI), the organization announced this week.

What can radiology learn from the hotel industry? A lot, apparently

Brian King, global officer with Marriot International, has seen technology disrupt the hotel industry over the last quarter-century, he wrote in the Journal of the American College of Radiology—and he believes radiologists can learn a few lessons from the shift.