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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Radiologist convicted of illegal opioid distribution heads to jail, judge rejects leniency plea

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) radiologist Marios Papachristou’s plea to evade jail time was rejected by U.S. District Judge Arthur Schwab, according to a report from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Papachristou wrote phony Vicodin prescriptions for family and friends, ultimately feeding his own prescription drug addictions.

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Study: Radiomics enhances mammography for breast cancer diagnosis

Radiomics offers improved diagnostic performance of mammography, compared to what is observed by radiologists, according to new research published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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Childbirth increases a woman’s breast cancer risk

Women are at an increased risk for breast cancer for more than 20 years after giving birth, according to a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. This, the authors noted, means that a recent childbirth should be viewed as a risk factor for young women.

Texas 21 coalition seeks to increase smoking age to prevent cancer

The Texas 21 coalition—a partnership among several healthcare organizations across Texas—is advocating to increase the smoking age from 18 to 21 across the state, according to a new report published in the Longview News-Journal. Raising the age, the coalition believes, will reduce the financial burdens of treating lung cancer and other diseases.

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What does AI mean for doctor-patient relationships in radiology?

Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have the potential to help radiologists demonstrate their value by establishing stronger emotional connections with patients, according to a new analysis published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Why many IR providers do not practice in rural hospitals, smaller communities

Rural hospitals and smaller communities have a harder time recruiting and retaining interventional radiology (IR) providers, according to survey results published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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Patient advocacy group shares new research on gadolinium levels in urine

Gadolinium can remain in a patient’s urine years after patients are exposed to gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs), according to new research presented by the Lighthouse Project.

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Denise W. Hines joins HIMSS as Chief Americas Officer

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has announced the appointment of Denise W. Hines, DHA, PMP, to their executive leadership team as Chief Americas Officer. Her appointment to the position will be effective in January 2019.

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AI reduces CT lung cancer screening workload by nearly 80%

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

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Nearly $800,000 settlement offered to family of man who died during MRI exam

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

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Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

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.