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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Texas voters approve $3B to establish Dementia Prevention and Research Institute

Proposition 14 passed by an overwhelming 69% of the vote, with residents approving an amendment to the state constitution that makes the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT) official. The new group will fund research into Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and more.

Nurse charged with allegedly replacing hospice patient’s oxycodone with cleaning chemicals

Lori Robertson, a registered nurse, faces one count of tampering with a consumer product. She was arrested by federal authorities, accused of endangering her hospice patient with dementia.

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Popular LLMs confidently fail at answering image-based board questions

Updated large language models have been trained to process both text- and image-based questions, potentially making them more effective in radiology settings. 

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Practice rename's radiology suite after retiring long-time rad tech

The technologist received the news during her Oct. 31 retirement reception dedicated to her decades of contributions to the practice.

FDA panel to review first heart failure device of its kind

The shunt device being reviewed showed a 52% reduction in hospitalizations and favorable trends in mortality in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. 

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Medicare MRI reimbursement has plummeted 77% since 2003, when adjusting for inflation

Exams are being delivered faster, thanks to abbreviated protocols, but experts contend insurers should not cut MRI pay because of such efficiencies. 

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Fewer radiologists are interpreting breast imaging exams, with key workforce implications

From 2013 to 2022, the percentage of rads submitting breast care claims to Medicare dropped from about 47% down to 34%. 

Rad Partners commercializes teleradiology platform pioneered by acquired company vRad

The product is a fully integrated, artificial intelligence-enabled technology tool, providing real-time analytics to interested outside radiology groups.