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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Quality experts urge CMS to fold imaging Appropriate Use Criteria Program into other value initiatives

After years of delays, the initiative's usefulness has "diminished significantly," imaging leaders from several noted institutions wrote in Health Affairs. 

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Practices push for Provider Relief Fund extension to grapple with ‘laborious’ requirements, COVID surge

Radiologists who collected such assistance between April-June, 2020, must report on their use of the funds by Sept. 30. 

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ACR stays neutral on bill granting Medicare coverage for radiology assistant services in all settings

Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., introduced the Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2021 in the Senate earlier this month, drawing rad tech support. 

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Virtual reality helps radiology department significantly reduce pain and anxiety during contrast delivery

Those involved see VR’s role growing further in imaging, with plans to use the goggles to help decrease stress and claustrophobia during MRI exams. 

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Regulators OK order barring imaging center operator Akumin’s management from trading company stock

The publicly traded radiology group, which operates 138 centers, said the directive will prevent its CEO and CFO from trading shares until the firm furnishes key financial documents.

Hospital system launches nation’s first fully mobile low-dose CT lung cancer screening program

West Virginia University Medicine hopes its new LDCT pilot can serve as the model for a nationwide mobile screening rollout. 

Hospitals, insurers charging ‘wildly’ different amounts for same imaging services, new investigation reveals

A knee MRI at health giant Mass General in Boston runs anywhere from $800-$4,000 depending on an individual's insurance plan, the New York Times uncovered.

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Experts warn hospitals about the perils of outsourcing radiology services

Demand for faster imaging interpretation has propelled an uptick in outsourcing, with half of radiologists reportedly reading scans offsite. 

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American College of Radiology announces significant expansion of Lung Cancer Screening Registry

The ACR hopes these changes, including the addition of diagnostic performance feedback, will help reduce the number of patients with incidental nodules lost to follow-up each year.

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AI reduces CT lung cancer screening workload by nearly 80%

And it can do so with almost 100% accuracy as a first reader, according to a new large-scale analysis.

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Nearly $800,000 settlement offered to family of man who died during MRI exam

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