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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Do non-English speakers face longer MRI wait times?

More than 60 million Americans speak a language other than English at home. This group faces increased barriers to healthcare—including potential delays for necessary MRI, researchers wrote in a July 26 Journal of the American College of Radiology study.

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CMS releases plan to streamline Medicare reimbursement

CMS released its plan to reduce paperwork and improve patient care on Friday, July 27, that could have implications for 40 percent of Medicare payments. The plan combines four levels of paperwork and four levels of reimbursement to be combined in a single form and one flat fee for each physician appointment.

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Trump administration still backs Medicaid work requirements after Kentucky setback

Despite hitting a bump in the road with Medicaid work requirements in Kentucky, the Trump administration will continue to approve applications from other states. HHS Secretary Alex Azar, in a speech to the Heritage Foundation on Thursday, July 26, reiterated a commitment to establishing such requirements for able-bodied people who receive Medicaid.

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Researchers track how specific characteristics of breast density reporting legislation affect follow-up imaging

Legislation requiring patients to receive a notification about issues related to increased breast density is associated with improved follow-up by breast ultrasound imaging, according to a new study published in Medical Care.

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Report: Radiologists offered average $371K base salary, rank 5th as most requested medical specialty

National healthcare search and consulting firm Merritt Hawkins released its 2018 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives, which listed radiology as the fifth most requested medical specialty searched in fiscal year 2017-2018, up from 10th in the previous year's report.

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New nonalcoholic beer crafted specifically for cancer patients

A new beer being served in the Czech Republic was crafted with a very specific audience in mind: cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

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NY radiologist suspended for alleged ties to white supremacists

A New York radiologist has been suspended from his position at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx following allegations that he’s a white supremacist, Newsweek has reported.

FDA approves magnetic system for guiding lymph node biopsies in breast cancer patients

The FDA has approved a magnetic device system used for guiding sentinel lymph node biopsies in breast cancer patients undergoing a mastectomy. The solution, Sentimag, is manufactured by U.K.-based Endomag.