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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Smartphone apps offer interactive, on-the-go learning for millennial radiology students

Integrating mobile learning into the radiology classroom via smartphone apps could offer individualized study options while supporting a more blended learning model, a pair of researchers reported in Radiography this month.

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How is Anthem’s outpatient imaging policy being received in Colorado?

Anthem’s controversial policy of pushing outpatient imaging not deemed medically necessary out of hospitals went into effect in Colorado in September 2017.

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Acute kidney injuries rare after contrast media procedures, but repeated administration increases risk

Fewer than one percent of patients develop an acute kidney injury (AKI) after a contrast media procedure, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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Radiologist reflects on life, hope and the American dream

Driss Raissi, MD, a radiologist at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in Lexington, had an emotional experience one day in the operating room, and he shared the story in a new commentary published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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Radiologists need to build trust, loyalty to find success in a value-based care system

As the industry turns increasingly toward value-based care, radiologists might want to prioritize and cultivate their professional relationships, one Texan physician wrote in the Journal of the American College of Radiology this month.

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‘Dry runs’ improve patient safety, reduce anxiety prior to radiotherapy

Implementing a verification simulation, or “dry run,” before a scheduled radiotherapy session could minimize possible errors and patient anxiety in the radiology suite.

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Yearly mammograms starting at 40 offer women the best odds of surviving breast cancer

Women who prioritize annual mammograms starting at the age of 40 have the greatest chance of catching, treating and surviving breast cancer, a study published this month in the Journal of the American College of Radiology suggests.

University of Buffalo gains ACGME approval for new radiology residency program

The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Buffalo (UB) has gained approval from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) for its new radiology residency program.

Around the web

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.