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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14 findings on how patients access online medical records, use technology

More than half of all patients have been offered online access to their medical records in 2017, an increase from 42 percent in 2014, according to a survey conducted by the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).

FDA clears new version of SOMATOM Force CT system from Siemens Healthineers

On Friday, April 13, the FDA approved the latest version of the SOMATOM Force, a dual source CT system from Siemens Healthineers.

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Researchers want bundled payments to ‘measure what matters to patients’

A group of researchers proposed overhauling the way CMS measures quality in bundled payment programs, citing a need to gauge what truly matters to patients.

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CMS finalizes decision to cover MRIs for those with ICDs

CMS published a memo April 10 that finalized a proposal to cover MRI scans for Medicare beneficiaries with implantable cardiac devices (ICDs).

Emphasizing intellectual, imaging aspect of clerkships can help recruit radiologists

Over the past decade, U.S. residency applications to diagnostic radiology programs have declined. Boston researchers set out to determine what a resident looks for in a radiology program.

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Healthcare price growth hits 6-year high

Prices across the healthcare sector rose 2.2 percent year-over-year in March 2018, the highest annual growth rate recorded by Altarum since January 2012, with the report warning rapid price growth is likely to continue.

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New research suggests NSAIDs could prevent a dangerous side effect of breast cancer surgery

Surgery in breast cancer patients may trigger a negative response in the body that allows dormant cancer cells to thrive. However, according to a new study published in Science Translational Medicine, new research suggests taking a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) around the time of surgery could help stop such growth in its tracks.

Microscopic probe takes internal images while measuring temperature

Researchers from the University of Adelaide have developed a microscopic probe capable of measuring temperatures while viewing the inside of the body. Study findings were published in the upcoming April 15 Optics Letters.