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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Emory’s clinician-educator track opens the door for high-quality academic radiology

It may not be the most popular career path for radiology newcomers, but offering residents the option of a clinician-educator track (CET) could help to solidify the future of radiology education, a team out of Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta wrote in Academic Radiology this month.

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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences receives gift of $1M for breast cancer research

The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $1 million donation from the estate of Linda Garner Riggs, a former Arkansas insurance commissioner who died in November 2017. The money will be used to fund research into triple negative breast cancer.

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Online patient resources about lung cancer, radiology not written at recommended reading level

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and American Medical Association (AMA) recommend that patient education resources be written between a third- and seventh-grade reading level to ensure a maximum number of patients can comprehend the information.

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Radiologist to deliver presentation on value-based care at UCAOA convention

Konica Minolta Healthcare announced Thursday, May 3, that it is sponsoring a presentation by radiologist Pradeep Albert, MD, at the 2018 Spring Urgent Care Association of America (UCAOA) Convention & Expo May 7 in Las Vegas.

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SIR, Utah congresswoman host discussion about interventional radiology on Capitol Hill

The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) and Rep. Mia Love of Utah hosted an educational briefing session about interventional radiology Wednesday, May 2, at the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

5 reasons renal patients should consult a radiologist before going dialysis-dependent

More and more people are being diagnosed with end-stage renal disease (ESRD)—a condition that, without dialysis, can lead to death within weeks—and those patients need radiologists more than ever, Sandra O’Rear, BSN, RN, and colleagues wrote in the Journal of Radiology Nursing.

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Low mammography quality leads to more false positives, less comfort for women

Low mammography quality has been linked to an increase in false positives, Canadian radiologists reported this month. Such a decrease in standard of care could be compromising patient comfort during an already-disconcerting procedure.

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Should breast cancer screening programs include DBT in the prevalent screening round?

Adding digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) to digital mammography (DM) in the prevalent screening round of a breast cancer screening program leads to a reduced recall rate and improved reader confidence, according to a new study published by Clinical Radiology.

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Health Imaging
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.

Cardiovascular Business
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.

Cardiovascular Business
‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

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.