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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Kansas insurers required to cover 3D mammography by next year

Health insurers in Kansas will be required to cover 3D mammograms starting next year, making it at least the eighth state in the U.S. to enact the policy, the Kansas City Star reported this month.

Scotland's radiology shortage reaches ‘red alert’

There’s a national shortage of radiologists in Scotland. Raigmore Hospital in Inverness lost its last interventional radiologist in a substantive post last week, BBC reported. The head of the country’s radiology group says the situation is dire.

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Light-emitting nanoparticles could make imaging safer, less invasive

Research from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has found light-emitting fragments known as alloyed upconverting nanoparticles, or aUCNPs, offer a unique window for radiologists to see deep into living tissue with little risk, potentially leading to high-precision radiation treatments.

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Millennial nurses want more advanced degrees

Younger nurses are interested in getting higher degrees, according to a recent survey from AMN Healthcare.

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New imaging technique diagnoses tuberculosis in just an hour

Researchers have developed a new “glowing” imaging technique that can diagnose tuberculosis (TB) within an hour, according to research published in Science Translational Medicine.

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Body CT adequate for diagnosing spinal fractures without dedicated spine imaging

Dedicated spine CT in the acute clinical setting can be useful for catching fractures that might have been missed on an initial CT of the chest, abdomen and pelvis, according to research published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. But for the sake of time, money and resources, radiologists can expect visceral CTs to detect any injury needing surgical attention.

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Arkansas Medicaid work requirements will cause thousands to lose coverage

Arkansas’ Medicaid work requirements are facing major problems. During the first month of implementation in June and July, more than 5,000 residents failed to follow through on reporting that they actually worked 80 hours.

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Visual aids improve radiologists’ confidence when managing contrast medium reactions

Access to a visual aid boosts the confidence of radiologists as they manage contrast medium reactions, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology. It also led to a slight drop in errors and helped participants administer intramuscular (IM) epinephrine more quickly.