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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Hospital system opens ‘first of its kind’ center offering imaging to COVID survivors

Mount Sinai Health System, located in the heart of America’s outbreak, said its Center for Post-COVID Care will harness advanced diagnostic tools and treatment from radiologists, cardiologists and a host of other specialties

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MITA asks CMS for regulatory relief to mitigate pandemic’s toll on imaging

“It is of timely importance that lawmakers and regulatory officials implement policies that address the current crisis and mitigate future public health consequences arising from the pandemic,” Patrick Hope, executive director of MITA, said Thursday.

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Radiology practice launches marketing campaign to attract patients as it reopens locations

Montclair Radiology is promoting its new virtual registration and check-in process, which it says is designed to mitigate transmission of COVID-19 by eliminating contact between patients and providers. 

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How the ACA impacts cardiovascular care for underserved patients

Expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has led to some improvements in cardiovascular care for underserved racial and ethnic patient populations—but there is still plenty of room for improvement.

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ACR says policy change will cost imaging field $10B without congressional action

The college recently hired the Moran Company to analyze future payment trends, following the feds’ decision to increase reimbursement for care-related Evaluation and Management services. 

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Publicly traded radiology provider Akumin lays off staff, cuts pay to survive crisis

The Plantation, Florida, corporation has also temporarily shuttered 17 of its freestanding imaging centers, while also working out new payment schedules with landlords and vendors. 

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10% of patients with a ‘big three’ disease are misdiagnosed

The most commonly missed condition seems to be spinal abscess, an infection that can cause paraplegia yet was fumbled in more than 62% of cases.

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Radiologists’ $427K salary places specialty in top 5, though COVID may take a bite

The tally represents a nearly 2% uptick from the $419,000 rads received in the previous salary survey, Medscape reported.