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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Many radiology residents unable to ID signs of child abuse

Radiology residents aren’t being properly trained to recognize signs of child abuse in imaging results, according to research presented at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) 2019 Annual Meeting in Honolulu.

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MSU Health Care, Advanced Radiology Services announce new joint venture

MSU Health Care and Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Advanced Radiology Services (ARS) have announced a joint venture that will provide imaging services to the McLaren Greater Lansing health system.

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FDA shares 2 guidance documents for imaging providers

The FDA has published two new guidance documents designed to align the agency’s requirements for x-ray imaging devices with various international standards.

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How reading imaging exams on a mobile device affects accuracy

Time is brain, as the famous saying goes, when treating acute stroke patients. And radiologists can often save time for those patients by reading their imaging studies on mobile devices—smartphones or laptop computers, for instance—instead of a traditional workstation.

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Georgia’s breast density legislation signed into law

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has signed the state’s breast density legislation into law. The bill goes into effect on July 1.

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Ruth Carlos named ARRS president at 2019 annual meeting

Ruth Carlos, MD, was named the 2019-2020 president of the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) at the ARRS 2019 Annual Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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Distribution of lung cancer screening programs in US varies considerably

Lung cancer screening programs in the United States have not been distributed properly throughout the country, according to a new study published in Chest

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American Society of Breast Surgeons shares breast cancer screening recommendations

All women 25 years old and older should undergo a breast cancer risk assessment, according to a new position statement published by the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS). Annual mammograms, beginning at the age of 40, are recommended if women have an average risk of developing breast cancer. If the risk is greater, annual mammograms and supplemental imaging are recommended.

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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.