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.

National Science Foundation AI Institutes

$140M in federal funds primed to advance AI across 7 realms

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is setting up seven new institutes for studying foundational AI. Two of the initiatives have healthcare as a prime focus.

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ChatGPT helps radiologist churn out 16 papers in 4 months

“Healthcare is going to change. Writing is going to change. Research is going to change. I’m just trying to publish now and show it so people can know about it and explore more.” 

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Boston Scientific’s deal to acquire Shockwave Medical reportedly hits a snag

Talks between the two companies have reached a standstill, according to a new report. The rumor appears to have impacted the stock prices of both Boston Scientific and Shockwave Medical. 

Exploring diversity, compensation among academic cardiothoracic surgeons

New research presented at the 103rd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery examined the lack of diversity seen in this important specialty. 

Bradley Hunter, vice president for value-based care and core solutions at KLAS Research, outlines several key, overarching health information technology trends at the Health Information management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2023 meeting. #HIMSS #HIMSS23

KLAS explains key health IT trends at HIMSS 2023

Bradley Hunter, vice president for value-based care and core solutions at KLAS Research, outlines the key, overarching health information technology trends seen at the Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2023 meeting. 

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Radiology societies urge commercial insurers to align with Medicare on payment policy for key procedure

Imaging groups and pain-management associations urged Humana, Aetna and others to lift restrictions around procedures to treat compression fractures. 

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Radiology practice sues broker for allegedly letting insurance lapse the same day it suffered a cyberattack

Raleigh Radiology is seeking $1 million-plus in damages, alleging that Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. failed to renew its cyber liability insurance ahead of a ransomware attack. 

American Heart Association awards researchers $15M to study stress-related CVD

Teams from three universities have received four-year research grants to examine the relationship between chronic stress and CVD. Each team plans to study the issue from a different angle.