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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Feedback on opioid prescribing data improves clinicians' self-perceptions

Providing emergency department (ED) clinicians with feedback on their opioid prescribing led to a significant decrease in future prescriptions, according to a study published April 2 in Academic Emergency Medicine.

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CMS approves New Hampshire to impose Medicaid work requirements

New Hampshire will become the fourth state to impose work requirements on Medicaid beneficiaries, according to a May 7 joint statement from CMS, HHS and New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu.

This Mother’s Day in Georgia, annual mammograms come with a free massage

A Covington, Georgia, practice is encouraging everyone to treat their loved ones to an unusual gift this Mother’s Day—a mammogram.

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Radiologists can play a crucial role in fighting the opioid epidemic

In a recent interview with the American College of Radiology Bulletin, Efren J. Flores, MD, a radiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, discussed the challenges and opportunities radiologists face when patients with apparent substance use disorders enter the emergency department.

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How international outreach can prep radiologists for better domestic work

Putting together a radiology elective that takes post-grads overseas for global outreach is a complex process, but it’s well worth the skills gained in confronting unfamiliar medical situations and learning to practice in resource-limited environments, according to a team of radiologists from across the country.

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Are imaging costs, utilization leading to increased spending in Massachusetts?

In 2015, Medicare spent $762.1 million on imaging services in Massachusetts, with per beneficiary spending 14 percent higher than the average state. A Boston Business Journal report suggests increased imaging costs and higher utilization of imaging services are to blame.

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Trump claims ACA is dead—but IRS still plans to enforce employer mandate

At last week’s campaign-style rally in Michigan, President Donald Trump claimed he’d done away with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) when the 2017 tax bill repealed the individual mandate. But folks at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), though, would disagree. A recent report from the New York Times examines IRS's plan to send out penalty notices to more than 30,000 businesses in the U.S.

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Advancing AI algorithms into clinical practice: How can radiology lead the way?

Thought leaders within radiology largely agree that the specialty is in a unique position to help lead the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) into clinical practice. But how, exactly, does that happen?