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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Kohl’s announces $1M donation to Susan G. Komen Wisconsin

Kohl’s announced Wednesday, April 25, that it is donating $1 million over two years to Susan G. Komen Wisconsin. This is the latest donation in the ongoing partnership between Kohl’s, based in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, and the renowned breast cancer organization.

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In soccer, 'headers' affect a player’s cognitive skills more than unintentional head impacts

Discussions surrounding the effects playing soccer can have on an athlete’s cognitive skills usually focus on unintentional head impacts such as an elbow to the head. However, according to a new study published in Frontiers in Neurology, heading the ball is much more closely associated with affecting cognitive performance than unintentional impacts.

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Can iterative metal artifact reduction improve CT image quality in gunshot victims?

Though its effects vary based on presets and tissue densities, iterative metal artifact reduction (iMAR) could present a unique opportunity to image gun trauma patients whose scans are otherwise compromised by artifacts from retained bullets, researchers wrote in the European Journal of Radiology this month.

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Saved by a CT scan: Patient hopes her experience inspires others to get screened

A 55-year-old woman in Tampa, Florida, is urging fellow smokers to keep a close eye on their health after an impromptu CT scan saved her life.

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Radiology Partners adds former Baylor Scott & White Health CEO to board of directors

Radiology Partners has added Joel Allison, former president and CEO of Baylor Scott & White Health, to its board of directors. Allison has more than four decades of experience in healthcare and retired from his position at Baylor Scott & White Health in 2017.

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Researchers image entire whale in CT scanner built for rocket engines

Whales may have even greater hearing sensitivity than previously thought, according to a group of San Diego State University researchers who recently managed to scan an 11-foot minke whale to examine its ears and eyes.

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Patient navigation ensures quality healthcare for uninsured minorities

Navigation programs aimed at breast and colorectal cancer patients could provide an enduring link to the healthcare system while boosting screening rates—but the added expenses of such a program mean clinicians will likely need to gear that care toward a select few, research published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology suggests.

Radiation segmentectomy shows promise in treatment of early-stage liver cancer

Radiation segmentectomy (RS) could give physicians a new tool in the fight against early-stage liver cancer, according to a new study published in Radiology. Many patients aren’t eligible for other treatment options—surgery, liver transplantation and radiofrequency ablation, for example—adding even more importance to this new research.

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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.