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.

SHINE receives new generator, now 1 step closer to domestic Mo-99 production

SHINE Medical Technologies, a Monona, Wisconsin-based medical isotope manufacturer, is now closer to producing molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) after receiving a new custom-designed production accelerator.

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Trump contradicts stance on healthcare for patients with pre-existing conditions

President Trump tweeted Oct. 18 that all Republicans support patients with pre-existing conditions, “and if they don’t, they will after I speak to them”—a sentiment that directly contradicts the Trump administration’s efforts to strip the Affordable Care Act of its protections for such patients.

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Could the 'flipped classroom' approach work for radiology education?

The “flipped classroom” learning methodology proved to be a positive experience for fourth-year medical students at the University of California Riverside School of Medicine, according to new research published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

MGMA Announces 2018-2019 Board of Directors

Today, Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) proudly announces its 2018-2019 Board of Directors.

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FDA axes bid to add CVD indication for canakinumab

The FDA rejected Norvartis’ bid to expand the indications for canakinumab to include cardiovascular risk reduction among heart attack survivors, Reuters reported Oct. 18.

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ASTRO 2018: Side effects similar for women receiving weekly breast radiation therapy, daily treatments

Among women receiving radiation therapy to treat early-stage breast cancer, receiving larger individual doses was not associated with a significant increase in long-term side effects, according to a 10-year study presented Oct. 21 at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas.

GHX Expands Executive Leadership Team to Support Growth in Healthcare Supply Chain, Data and Services Markets

Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC(GHX), a healthcare business and data automation company, has added two senior executives to support and amplify the company’s growth plans.

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ASTRO 2018: Radiation therapy makes low recurrence rates among some breast cancer patients even lower

Radiation therapy can lower the chance of cancer recurrence in patients with low-risk breast cancer following breast conservation surgery, according to data presented Oct. 21 at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas.