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.

3 key takeaways from a new survey on California’s breast density law

California’s breast density law is scheduled to expire in January 2019. To gauge the feelings of people most affected by this possible expiration, Are You Dense and Are You Dense Advocacy surveyed more than 500 women between the ages of 40 and 74 who live in California and have had a mammogram within the last two years.

CMS draws line on reforms by rejecting lifetime limits in Medicaid

Kansas’s proposal to impose a three-year lifetime limit on Medicaid benefits has been formally rejected by CMS, with Administrator Seema Verma, MPH, saying the agency has to ensure the program “remains a safety net for those that need it most.”

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Symposiums gain traction as recruitment tools for interventional radiologists

Dedicated symposiums—even ones limited to a day or less—could be key mediums for raising awareness of interventional radiology among medical students and recruiting future radiology leaders, Ohio State University researchers reported in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology this April.

Does it impact performance metrics when DBT exams are interpreted right away?

There is “no statistically significant difference” in radiologist performance metrics when screening digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) examinations immediately compared to screening them later when the patient has left the facility, according to a new study published by Academic Radiology.

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Feedback on opioid prescribing data improves clinicians' self-perceptions

Providing emergency department (ED) clinicians with feedback on their opioid prescribing led to a significant decrease in future prescriptions, according to a study published April 2 in Academic Emergency Medicine.

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CMS approves New Hampshire to impose Medicaid work requirements

New Hampshire will become the fourth state to impose work requirements on Medicaid beneficiaries, according to a May 7 joint statement from CMS, HHS and New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu.

This Mother’s Day in Georgia, annual mammograms come with a free massage

A Covington, Georgia, practice is encouraging everyone to treat their loved ones to an unusual gift this Mother’s Day—a mammogram.

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Radiologists can play a crucial role in fighting the opioid epidemic

In a recent interview with the American College of Radiology Bulletin, Efren J. Flores, MD, a radiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, discussed the challenges and opportunities radiologists face when patients with apparent substance use disorders enter the emergency department.