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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Academic interventional radiology community inclusive of female researchers

Women were as productive as men in academic interventional radiology (IR) from 2006 to 2017, according to new research published in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. The authors also found no signs of collaborative or citation discrimination against women, showing that the academic IR community is “inclusive of its female constituents.”

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Radiology staffing concerns threaten Theresa May’s cancer strategy

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May recently announced a new cancer strategy by implementing widespread rapid diagnostic centers across the country, in an effort to increase early detection and diagnosis, while improving cancer survival rates. But with a shortage of radiologists in the U.K., the question remains—is this possible?

Carestream Scientists to Give Presentations on Important New Medical Imaging Advances at RSNA 2018

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 4 — Carestream Health researchers and scientists will participate in scientific presentations that showcase advances in medical imaging at the upcoming Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual conference.

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Meta-analysis confirms association between eating processed meat and a higher breast cancer risk

A higher consumption of processed meat—foods such as bacon, sausage and salami—is associated with a higher risk of breast cancer, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis of research published in the International Journal of Cancer.

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Diagnostic imaging facility operator indicted for $284M in fraud

Sam Sarkis Solakyan, the owner and operator of diagnostic imaging facilities across California, was arrested on Sept. 26 for fraud—including conspiracy to commit honest services mail fraud and health care fraud.

‘Significant variability’ found in radiologists’ BI-RADS category 3 usage rates

Radiologists are inconsistent with their usage of the American College of Radiology’s Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) category 3, according to new research published in Academic Radiology.

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California’s breast and ovarian cancer screening bill vetoed due to financial concerns

California Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed the state’s breast and ovarian cancer screening legislation, AB 2342.

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Etta Pisano named ACR’s new chief research officer

Etta Pisano, MD, has been named chief research officer of the American College of Radiology (ACR). She is the first woman to hold this position for the ACR.

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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.