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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46,000 healthcare workers across the West Coast strike over wages, low staffing

The cohort of union nurses, advanced practitioners, pharmacists, dieticians and more is employed by Kaiser Permanente. The demonstration is expected to last until Sunday morning.

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Woman arrested on 50-count indictment for impersonating a nurse

Crystal Scott, 44, of Las Vegas is accused of forging the signature of two physicians to prescribe drugs, including insulin, to diabetic children. She also allegedly operated an unlicensed healthcare business, portraying herself as a registered nurse.

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Johnson & Johnson to spin off $9.2B DePuy orthopedics division into independent company

The division develops and manufactures knee and hip replacements, along with other surgical implants. J&J said it will separate DePuy within 18 to 24 months, at which point it will be the largest orthopedics company in the world.

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Industry partnership seeks to bolster supply of radioisotopes

Two key companies shared the news Oct. 14, highlighting the potential their partnership has for improving oncologic care.

Lack of standardized PSMA PET/CT reporting hindering patient care

A new assessment details numerous discrepancies between scoring systems, which could have a detrimental impact on patient care, experts contend.

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FDA approves labeling changes for fenofibrates due to lack of cardiovascular benefits

The FDA listened to physician feedback and updated its labeling requirements for fenofibrates. These drugs have not been linked to any significant cardiovascular benefits, and clinicians should act accordingly.

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Patients from poorer neighborhoods travel farther for MRIs, show up in worse condition

A twofold increase in distance traveled from home to an imaging center resulted in substantially higher severity in these patients’ conditions, researchers detailed in JACR. 

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Medicare contractors mull restricting coverage for key image-guided pain procedure

Five of the seven MACs recently released proposed local coverage determinations, pertaining to peripheral nerve blocks.