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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Inflation eating away hospital margins

Hospitals and health systems have been facing tight margins over the past few years during the COVID-19 pandemic, and with historic inflation, things aren’t likely to get better anytime soon.

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Female authorship in radiology on the rise but still low in relative terms

Female authorship in musculoskeletal radiology research has seen a steady climb over the last two decades—a positive trend that is indicative of progress in a field where leadership is largely dominated by males. 

Performing valve-in-valve transcatheter mitral valve replacement (ViV TMVR) with conscious sedation (CS) or monitored anesthesia care (MAC) instead of general anesthesia (GA) is safe and effective, according to new research published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.

Using a TAVR-like minimalist approach for valve-in-valve TMVR is safe and effective, Cleveland Clinic study confirms

During valve-in-valve TMVR, patients are treated with conscious sedation or monitored anesthesia care instead of general anesthesia. This new analysis confirms that the change does not impact patient outcomes, but it was linked to a shorter length of stay.

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Amazon to acquire One Medical for $3.9B

Amazon is taking another big step into the healthcare space, announcing its plans to acquire technology-forward primary care organization One Medical for a whopping $3.9 billion.

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Childcare stress impacts burnout among healthcare workers

Researchers surveyed clinicians and staff in healthcare organizations with more than 100 physicians to determine if high childcare stress leads to greater intent to leave the job and reduce clinical hours.

Radiology, meet ‘3D-based superconducting radiofrequency computers’

What do you get when you combine MRI with quantum computing? The world will soon find out.

Technologist ‘learning opportunities’ vastly outnumber imaging ‘do-overs’ across almost 1 million exams

Reviewing a 20-month run with a radiologist-to-technologist communications tool, researchers have found minor problems with image quality 10 times more common than patient callbacks for repeat imaging.

FDA temporarily approves importation of a second foreign-labeled iodinated contrast media

Bracco Diagnostics, Inc has been given the go ahead by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to temporarily import Iomeron (iomeprol injection) into the U.S. market amid the ongoing iodinated contrast media shortage.