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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Civica Rx, Blue Cross Blue Shield tackle high-cost generic medications with new subsidiary

Civica Rx and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and 18 of its health plans have teamed up to create a new subsidiary that will target low-cost generic drugs.

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Insurance status a key clue in closing racial, economic breast cancer treatment gaps

Whether a woman is uninsured or covered by Medicaid could prove crucial to improving outcomes in minority populations, researchers wrote recently in JAMA Oncology

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Radiology-related companies score high marks for LGBTQ corporate equality

A record 686 corporations made the Human Rights Campaign's 2020 Corporate Equality Index, including several big names in imaging. 

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How US could fall behind China in AI development

The United States is still viewed as the world’s leader in researching and developing AI solutions—but could that reputation be at stake?

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$13.3B of healthcare administration could be automated

One-third of healthcare administrative spending could be automated and save $13.3 billion, according to a report by CAQH.

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Centene, WellCare $17.3B merger clears regulatory requirements

Centene has passed all regulatory hurdles to seal the deal on a merger with WellCare Health Plans worth $17.3 billion.

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Partnership aims to bring AI imaging solutions to Africa

Oxipit, a Lithuania-based medical imaging solutions manufacturer, and Healthcare Konnect, a Swiss distribution company, have announced a new partnership focused on delivering AI imaging solutions to Nigeria.

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Amazon ramps up trademarks for pharmacy business

Amazon is signaling it may soon sell prescription drugs in the U.K., Canada and Australia after the company moved to trademark “Amazon Pharmacy” in those countries at the start of 2020, CNBC reported.