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.

How to predict, prevent allergic reactions to CT contrast agents

Patients with a family or personal history of allergic reactions to contrast agents are at risk of experiencing similar reactions in the future, according to a new study published in Radiology.

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Researchers track the costs, contributions of radiology residents

Patient care delivered by diagnostic radiology residents is associated with higher costs and slower turnaround times, according to new findings published in Academic Radiology. However, residents can still make a positive impact by providing “correct and comprehensive” reports and timely after-hours care.

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Department of Energy reaches deal with 4th US company to fund Mo-99 production

The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has issued a cooperative agreement with a fourth U.S. company for the production of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) without highly enriched uranium.

5 benefits of working as a rural radiologist

Practicing as a radiologist in a rural setting offers numerous benefits that trainees may want to consider as they start their careers, according to a new commentary published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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West Virginia state senator, a radiologist, charged with soliciting prostitute

West Virginia Sen. Mike Maroney has been arrested and arraigned for his alleged involvement in a prostitution ring. Maroney, a radiologist, has served in the state senate as a Republican since 2016.

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Self-compression during mammograms reduces patient anxiety

Self-compression during screening mammograms improves the overall patient experience, according to a new study published in the Journal of Breast Imaging. Could this help keep women up to date with their recommended screening schedule?  

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Imaging helps researchers ID a new predictor of heart attacks, heart failure

Left-ventricular (LV) hypertrophy, or an increase in the heart’s left ventricular mass, is an effective predictor of cardiovascular-related death, according to new findings published in Radiology.

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High percentage of radiology malpractice claims originate in emergency department

Nearly half of all radiology malpractice claims involve patients treated in the emergency department (ED), according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Around the web

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.