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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Law change alone not enough to close abnormal imaging-findings care gap, study finds

That’s according to a new analysis of care at one imaging department since Pennsylvania passed the “Patient Test Result Information Act" in 2018. 

Rough Road Ahead

‘Rough road’ ahead for healthcare staffing companies in radiology and other services, S&P predicts

The agency specifically mentions three big names in imaging staffing—Radiology Partners, Mednax and Envision Healthcare—which have all seen their credit ratings downgraded at least once since the pandemic’s start. 

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Following intense pressure, American Board of Radiology plans to virtually administer exams beginning in 2021

Radiologists across the country had pushed for a 2020 offering of online testing. However, the Tucson, Arizona-based doc-certification group noted that it could not start with the transition until next year.

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American College of Radiology targeting fix for deadly incidental findings care gap

ACR is working with the American College of Emergency Physicians on ways to follow up on incidental imaging in emergent situations. 

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Experts urge reopening radiology practices not to lose sight of childcare challenges

A team of Michigan Medicine experts spelled out some of their concerns in a new opinion piece, published in JACR.

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Survey explores the top 3 quality metrics on radiology practices’ radars, and how they’re used

Turnaround time is radiology groups' most commonly used quality metric, according to a preliminary survey of nearly 200 providers. 

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More medical groups join push asking Congress to prevent $10B in cuts to imaging

Altogether, 53 organizations are now asking lawmakers for relief from changes to evaluation and management codes set to take effect Jan. 1, 2021. 

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Walmart expands its imaging, healthcare footprint with two new primary care clinics

The retail giant's first Arkansas location opened this month, along with a new location in Loganville, Georgia.

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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.