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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$5,751 for an ice pack? Hefty bills await patients just for walking into ER

In the latest article in Vox’s series on hospital billing practices, Jessica Pell told a story that isn’t a one-off case: She went to an emergency room (ER), received a minimal amount of help and still got saddled with a massive bill.

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Should breast cancer screening programs include DBT in the prevalent screening round?

Adding digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) to digital mammography (DM) in the prevalent screening round of a breast cancer screening program leads to a reduced recall rate and improved reader confidence, according to a new study published by Clinical Radiology.

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Postmortem CT angiography trumps autopsy in identifying cause of death

CT angiography could be improving the quality of postmortem diagnosis, researchers reported in Radiology this week—but the tool isn’t often used in the autopsy room.

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Former health system employee charged with selling stolen medical equipment, including imaging systems

Corey Hollmann, the 44-year-old former head of Melbourne Same Day Surgery Center in Melbourne, Florida, has been charged with selling stolen hospital equipment—including medical monitors, imaging systems and skin-grafting instruments—from the nearby Holmes Regional Medical Center.

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Ascension forms ‘global supply chain’ joint venture with Australia’s Ramsay

Ascension, the largest nonprofit health system in the U.S., has announced a new joint venture with Australia-based hospital operator Ramsay Health Care Limited to create a global supply chain to reduce costs for Ascension’s 2,600 sites of care and the more than 230 facilities Ramsay operates in six countries.

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STEMI patients receive faster care in states that allow direct EMS transport to specialized hospitals

New research suggests people exhibiting ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) receive life-saving treatment more quickly if they live in states that allow emergency medical services (EMS) to take patients straight to hospitals that offer specialized treatment, rather than those that do not.

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eHealth interventions could improve care quality but barriers to workflow persist

Electronic health (eHealth) interventions could improve care, but barriers related to workflow diminish its success, according to findings published May 1 in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.

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Q&A: MITA’s Peter Weems discusses key policies affecting the medical imaging industry

Peter Weems, director of policy and strategy for the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA), spoke with Radiology Business about some of the biggest issues MITA is keeping a close eye on right now.