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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Burnout in pediatric radiology: 3 key takeaways from a new survey

Pediatric radiologists experience significant burnout, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR). With resident interest in pediatric radiology already declining, what does this mean for the specialty going forward?

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ASRT announces $5K donation to support Hurricane Michael relief efforts

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has announced it will donate $5,000 to the American Red Cross Hurricane Michael Relief Fund to help with ongoing relief efforts.

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Breast cancer survivors detail the stress, anxiety of high medical bills

Many women—including insured women with full-time jobs—face significant out-of-pocket costs after being diagnosed with breast cancer. It leads to many hard-to-answer questions: What should they do? Who can they turn to for help?

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YouTube unhelpful for patients wanting to learn about TRUS-guided prostate biopsy

Patients turning to YouTube for high-quality information about transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided biopsies of the prostate should look elsewhere, according to new research published in Clinical Radiology.

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Survey: 47% of female interventional radiologists experienced sexual harassment during practice

New survey results published in the American Journal of Roentgenology suggest there is gender bias within intervention radiology (IR), and it affects women throughout their entire career.

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Radiologist honored by National Academy of Medicine for strong leadership

Hedvig Hricak, MD, PhD, chair of the department of radiology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, received the David Rall Medal from the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) on Monday, Oct. 15.

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DBT detects 34% more breast cancers than traditional mammography

New research out of Sweden found that digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), or 3D mammography, can detect 34 percent more breast cancers than traditional mammography. A majority of the identified breast tumors were classified as invasive.

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New UnitedHealthcare policy brings reviews of certain outpatient imaging procedures

Beginning with services performed on Jan. 1, 2019, UnitedHealthcare will be reviewing the site of care for certain CT and MR imaging procedures to be performed in an outpatient hospital setting. Anthem implemented a similar policy in 2017.

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The ACR hopes these changes, including the addition of diagnostic performance feedback, will help reduce the number of patients with incidental nodules lost to follow-up each year.

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.