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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10 survival tips for new radiologists

Imaging experts touch on everything from new employment contracts to mentally preparing to be under the magnifying glass.

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Medical liability insurance premiums see highest uptick in 15 years, placing practices in peril, docs say

Increases held steady over the past decade, but leapt during the height of the COVID-19 crisis in 2020, the American Medical Association reported. 

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Radiologist preferences driving significant cost variability in common imaging-guided procedures

Stanford scientists believe the data underline the need to educate rads about standardization to help curb costs and deliver value.

Healthcare AI takes another jab to the jaw

Last week a literature review showed none of 62 high-quality medical AI models ready for translation from academic research to clinical practice. Now comes a similar but separate study confirming the depth of the dashed hopes.

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Justice Department taking closer look at UnitedHealth’s acquisition of imaging vendor Change Healthcare

The investigation comes days after the American Hospital Association expressed “substantial antitrust concerns" around the blockbuster $13B deal. 

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Piloting a virtual radiology internship to boost underrepresented minority interest in imaging

Participants experienced a "significant shift in perception of the field" after taking part, experts detailed in Academic Radiology

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How coaching can help address the epidemic of burnout among radiologists

This emerging practice uses positive psychology, helping to instill three fundamental skills in physicians so they can “achieve their best selves." 

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Emphysema underdiagnosed, but low-dose CT provides opportunity to identify, intervene

Experts from numerous institutions analyzed computed tomography images from more than 50K patients for their analysis, published in Clinical Imaging.