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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California will make its own insulin to increase affordability

The plan will allow California to offer insulin at a cheaper price, “closer to cost,” Governor Gavin Newsom said in a video announcement on Twitter July 7.

 

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Could an effective breast cancer therapy be bad for the heart? NIH awards $3.1M to find out

Researchers will examine stress test results, CT images, and blood tests for women who undergo estrogen depletion as a treatment for breast cancer.

CT contrast shortage seen as amplification, continuation of deep-set dynamics

The shortage of iodinated contrast media that has rattled U.S. radiology since early May didn’t come from nowhere.

The GE healthcare vScan Air was one of several point of care ultrasound (POCUS) systems on display at the ACC 2022 meeting.

Scholarly POCUS judges impressed by handheld models from GE, Philips, EchoNous

Two dozen academic physicians from around the U.S. with expertise in point-of-care ultrasound—and no vested interest in POCUS industry players—recently tested and compared four commercially available POCUS handhelds.

RSNA seeks to improve health equity with launch of new program

The “Building Connections Across the Americas: Addressing Access to Radiology” program will center on developing partnerships to advance health equity initiatives across South, Central and North America.

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Federal health officials put insurers on notice over contraceptive coverage

"It is more important than ever to ensure access to contraceptive coverage with no out-of-pocket costs under the Affordable Care Act," federal health leaders wrote in a letter to private insurers.

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Job cuts on the rise among healthcare workers

The healthcare industry was among those with the most cuts across the entire economy.

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Reducing image-guided lung biopsy complications

Experts observed significantly reduced pneumothorax and pulmonary hemorrhage rates of 8% and 6% when utilizing the method.