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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Join our live webinar on Wednesday: Data migration lessons from the University of California, San Francisco

Enterprise Imaging experts will share advice in a Radiology Business webinar Aug. 13, exploring how they’re tackling the task of migrating over 1.6M imaging files after a large-scale acquisition.
 

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UnitedHealthcare commits to covering 1st diagnostic breast imaging exam

Beginning on Jan. 1, the country's largest private insurer will cover the initial follow-up breast exam for beneficiaries with certain plans. 

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Fresh off name change, US Radiology Specialists hires former NFL player as chief medical officer

The Raleigh, North Carolina-based organization, which now goes by Lumexa Imaging, has selected radiologist Russell Stewart, MD, MBA, MS, to fill the key role. 

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NIH violated federal law in withholding $8B grant funding, watchdog says

The Government Accountability Office wrote in a new report that the National Institutes of Health violated the Impoundment Control Act, which bars delays in allocating funds approved by Congress, when it pulled funds for research grants linked to “equity-related” initiatives.

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Insurance companies deny rare disease drugs to 54% of patients, survey finds

Patients told the PAN Foundation they were helped by charities and manufacturer rebate programs, with some advised by alternative funding programs to get their drugs from outside the country.

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AI company raises $55M with help from leading health systems

Ultromics plans to use the new funds to help expand its presence throughout the United States. In addition, the company is focused on developing additional AI-enabled software offerings.

Karen Joynt Maddox discusses macroeconomic factors pressuring traditional models of cardiac care.

How economic forces are reshaping the future of cardiac care

Karen Joynt Maddox, MD, MPH, explained the many ways cardiology's business models are starting to evolve. She also touched on a number of other topics, including AI and the power of prevention.

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GPT-4o translates radiology reports written in different languages in less than 30 seconds

These findings could have positive implications for regions with diverse patient populations, authors of a new analysis suggest.