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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Audit finds thousands of imaging tests were delayed or improperly canceled at VA

That’s according to a bombshell new report from the VA Office of the Inspector General, released on Tuesday., Oct. 10. 

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Siemens receives FDA clearance for two new CT systems

Both are aimed at bolstering radiation therapy planning, the company announced on Wednesday, Dec. 11. 

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New guidelines aim to address ‘significant variation’ in skin cancer care

A task force developed the recommendations using feedback from several experts and best practices gathered from more than 100 studies. 

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ACR concerned surprise medical billing plan would grant insurers too much sway

"Placing unfettered power in these occurrences in the hands of insurers would impact access to care that neither patients, providers or the government will be happy with," said CEO William Thorwarth, MD. 

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ACR scores $341K grant to help close the loop on cancer diagnosis

Funding from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation will assist the college in developing a measure to ensure that cancer patients aren’t slipping through the cracks. 

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Agfa announces plans to sell its EHR line for more than $1B

Clinical healthcare software firm Dedalus has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire Agfa’s ORBIS EHR line and other related integrated-care products. 

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After legislative push, last national payer holdout commits to covering DBT

Assistant Secretary of Defense Thomas McCaffery recently confirmed this TRICARE change in a letter to members of Congress. 

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‘The days of unfettered wholesale imaging are over,’ radiology expert says

The chief of the Journal of the American College of Radiology recently made that declaration in a new editorial released on Thursday, Dec. 5.

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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.

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

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