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.

Nominations for annual RADxx Awards now open

RAD Women (RADxx), a professional group for women in the radiology and imaging informatics industries, announced that nominations are now officially open for its annual RADxx Awards.

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USPSTF updates recommendation on screening, counseling, testing for BRCA-related cancer

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has updated its screening recommendations related to screening, genetic counseling and testing for BRCA-related cancers.

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Some pregnant women exposed to gadolinium during first trimester

A small number of women are exposed to gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) during the early stages of pregnancy, according to new findings published in Radiology. What can be done to limit such exposure going forward?

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ARRT wins $10K in trademark lawsuit

The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) has won a lawsuit against Corey L. Cox for misrepresenting its trademarked credentials.

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NRC proposes revision to guidance on radioactive material administration

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has proposed a new revision to its guidance document designed for patients to read before and after they have been administered radioactive material.

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3 ways a pediatric radiology labor shortage could make an impact

Demand for pediatric radiologists is currently outpacing the supply, according to a new analysis published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. What could this trend mean going forward?

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Radiologist helps save cook’s life at restaurant

An off-duty radiologist in Ohio helped save the life of a cook at one of his favorite restaurants.

Radiologist calls proposal to limit bathroom use ‘crappy advice’

Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, recently made a rather strange suggestion: that people use the bathroom less frequently to help protect the environment.

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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.

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.