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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Radiologists’ $401,000 starting salary lands specialty in the top 5

Radiology was also one of the top-three most requested searches, behind only family medicine and nurse practitioners, according to a new survey. 

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Radiologists among the most in-demand health workers, earning No. 5 highest starting salary

The specialty came in just below non-interventional cardiologists' $446K average and well-behind invasive heart docs' whopping $611K.

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Radiologists urge governor to repeal ‘reckless’ order banning mask mandates in schools

For his part, the Sunshine State leader has advocated for letting parents dictate healthcare decisions, rather than school administrators. 

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Radiology navigators may save millions from malpractice lawsuits by closing gaps in follow-up care

Duke University Medical Center scheduled additional exams for 60% of incidental findings, and many were later diagnosed as serious problems.

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As delta variant surges, imaging giant RadNet preparing for possibility of further stay-at-home orders

Despite rising COVID concerns, the Los Angeles-based outpatient operator logged “record” numbers during 2021's second quarter, officials said. 

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Radiologists lead team effort to improve lung cancer screening among patients with serious mental illness

This population has struggled against America’s No. 1 cancer killer, experiencing significant disparities and a higher mortality rate than the general population

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FDA to begin regulating some imaging agents as devices after losing court battle

Industry watchers labeled the transition as significant, since bringing new devices to market is much cheaper than pharmaceuticals. 

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Radiology Partners acquiring 3 new practices with $300M in additional debt

The El Segundo, California-based imaging giant is adding new groups in its home state, Alaska and Florida, Moody's revealed recently. 

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The patient, who was being cared for in the ICU, was not accompanied or monitored by nursing staff during his exam, despite being sedated.

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.