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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NHS hospital accused of blacklisting experienced radiologists during staff shortage

Hospital executives at NHS Highland in Scotland have been accused of blacklisting experienced radiologists and refusing to hire them even though the hospital has been experiencing a staffing shortage.

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More men with low-risk prostate cancer choosing active surveillance

While many men with low-risk prostate cancer have been known to undergo immediate surgery or radiation treatment, a new study in JAMA found that more men are choosing active surveillance. 

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Gadolinium retention confirmed in gliomas, adjacent normal brain tissue

Researchers have detected gadolinium in gliomas, adjacent normal brain tissue and necrosis tissue in patients who underwent MRI scans, according to new findings published in Neuroradiology.

New noninvasive imaging technique can accurately assess CVD risk

A new imaging technique for carotid artery assessment can reveal key information about a patient’s risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study published in RadiologyCould it go on to be as popular as ultrasound?

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Thinking about a career in imaging? Consider these well-paying, in-demand jobs

When CNBC put together a list of in-demand jobs that pay more than $55,000 a year and only require an associate’s degree, most of those jobs were in healthcare—and many involved medical imaging.  

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Mobile breast cancer screening unit to tour UAE

A mobile breast cancer screening unit will soon tour the United Arab Emirates to offer free consultations, mammography screenings and genetic testing for men and women.

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Imaging agent could improve breast cancer treatment by measuring changes in PR levels

PET imaging with 18F-fluorofuranylnorprogesterone (18F-FFNP) could help specialists treat patients with estrogen-receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer, according to a new study published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

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Mammography, improved breast cancer care saved as many as 614K lives in US since 1989

Mammography and advances in breast cancer treatment have saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of women in the United States over the last three decades, according to new research published by Cancer.

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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.