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.

Study details 'major shift' in procedural workload burdens
“Understanding how these national patterns manifest within radiology departments is critical for optimizing staffing, credentialing, and quality improvement initiatives,” authors of a new analysis in Academic Radiology contend.
Most urgent head CTs for older adults provide little value
New findings suggest that the majority of older adults (65+) with lower risk head injuries do not have positive findings on CT imaging.
Vascular surgeon indicted for murder of ex-wife and her husband
Michael McKee is accused of making the journey from Illinois to Ohio and then shooting the two victims in their home on Dec. 30. He was arrested after surveillance footage showed his car at the scene before and after the murders.
Radiologists say hospital physician-practice acquisitions driving up healthcare costs
SIR, AdvaMed, Philips, Abbott and others in the Office-Based Facility Association contend more must be done to reverse these trends and protect private practices.
Minnesota radiology group will pay $2M to settle class action lawsuit over data breach
The incident occurred in February 2024, with hackers hitting Eden Prairie-based Consulting Radiologists.

Imagers, patients agree on best practice for radiation risk disclosure—but is it clinically practical?

Technologists and patients agree fundamentally on risk communication strategies when it comes to radiation exposure in medical imaging. Actually implementing those beliefs, though, could be a clinical challenge, new research out of Australia suggests.

Cost control is top of mind for healthcare CEOs in 2018

The No. 1 concern for healthcare executives is cost control, according to Advisory Board’s Annual Health Care CEO Survey.

RSNA Research & Education Foundation will award $4M in grants in 2018

The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Research and Education (R&E) Foundation will award $4 million in radiology research and education grants this year, spanning 54 different institutions.

RSNA R&E Foundation awarding $4M in funding in 2018

The RSNA Research and Education (R&E) Foundation announced Wednesday, July 11, that it is awarding $4 million in grants in 2018.

Amazon’s OTC business offers pills at steep discount

Retail giant Amazon is selling over-the-counter (OTC) medicines at lower prices than its brick-and-mortar competitors.

Acupuncture can reduce treatment-related joint pain in breast cancer patients

Acupuncture treatments reduce joint pain in women with early-stage breast cancer, according to a new study published in JAMA, though its clinical importance remains unclear.

Streamlined protection suit offers compact method to minimize radiation exposure

A more compact, complex alternative to the traditional two-piece apron suit protects interventional radiologists from radiation exposure better than its predecessor, researchers wrote in the European Journal of Radiology this month. But the streamlined technology comes with a high price tag.

Trump’s Supreme Court nominee could face questions on healthcare record

Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s pick to replace Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy and a D.C. Appeals Court judge, will likely face questions on his healthcare record during confirmation hearings.

Management

Study details 'major shift' in procedural workload burdens

Most urgent head CTs for older adults provide little value

Vascular surgeon indicted for murder of ex-wife and her husband

Radiologists say hospital physician-practice acquisitions driving up healthcare costs

Minnesota radiology group will pay $2M to settle class action lawsuit over data breach