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.

Sree Chaguturu, MD

CVS appoints new CMO

CVS Health has tapped Sree Chaguturu, MD, as its new executive vice president and chief medical officer, effective immediately. 

Biden responds to leaked Supreme Court draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade

President Joe Biden has responded to a leaked draft majority opinion that reveals the Supreme Court has voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, the court case that allowed legal abortion care in the U.S.

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Remote shifts boost radiologist well-being and dilute physician burnout

Staff who participated in a hybrid remote schedule reported better work/life balance and increased productivity, according to a new survey.

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Deep learning and rads comprise an ‘efficient pipeline’ for detecting, classifying thyroid nodules

Competing to classify thyroid nodules on ultrasound images as either malignant or benign, three deep learning models have essentially drawn a tie with four radiologists.

New x-ray technique for checking tube placement cuts radiation dose 80%

Radiologists have developed an abdominal x-ray protocol that quantifies patient “thickness” to yield images of high quality while reducing radiation dose by 80%.

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Radiology business owner convicted after bilking CMS of $2M

The owner of a portable x-ray business faces serious jail time for attempting to defraud Medicare and Medicaid of $3.7 million, forging signatures and making false statements to hide his tracks.

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‘Virtual colonoscopy’ still struggling for mindshare

Two-thirds of U.S. adults eligible to get screened for colorectal cancer have recently completed an exam, but only 1.4% of them opted for CT colonography over optical colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy. 

Hospital CEO departures are on the rise

Healthcare CEOs are participating in The Great Resignation, leaving their roles every quarter at a rising pace.