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.

Tenaya Therapeutics Appoints Faraz Ali as Chief Executive Officer

Tenaya Therapeutics, a preclinical-stage biotechnology company focused on discovery and development of novel therapies for heart failure, announced the appointment of Faraz Ali as Chief Executive Officer.

AI can't match a physician's 'gut instinct' when examining a patient

New research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) suggests a physician's intuition—or, in other words, gut feeling—about a patient’s condition significantly influences the amount of diagnostic imaging, which is well above the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI).

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Karleen Oberton named Hologic’s new CFO

Hologic announced this week that the company’s chief accounting officer, Karleen Oberton, has been promoted to chief financial officer (CFO). She replaces Bob McMahon, who is leaving Hologic to work as the CFO for Agilent.

Health insurance marketplace enrollment drops in 1st quarter of 2018

The individual health insurance marketplace experienced a 12 percent decline in enrollment during the first quarter of 2018 compared to the same time period last year.

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Pre-operative 3D image simulation does not improve satisfaction with breast augmentation

Advanced imaging techniques have shown great potential in improving diagnosis and treatment of various conditions. But a recent study of patients undergoing breast augmentation surgery showed 3D image simulation did not improve satisfaction post-procedure, though most patients preferred the use of the imaging technique.

Preprocedural checklists can improve patient satisfaction in IR departments

A simple seven-point checklist, completed at minimum one day before a scheduled interventional radiology (IR) procedure, could improve workflow and on-time starts in the IR department while maximizing patient satisfaction, an Arkansas-based nurse practitioner reported in the Journal of Radiology Nursing this summer.

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New research suggests playing soccer may be riskier for female players

Changes to brain tissue due to “heading” a soccer ball are more damaging for female athletes than male counterparts, according to a new study published in Radiology.

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TSA rolling out CT scanners for carry-on luggage at airports throughout the US

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced this week that it is unveiling CT scanners at airports throughout the United States to scan carry-on luggage and improve the detection of “critical explosives and other threat items.”