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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Cognitive bias and medical imaging: 3 things every radiologist should know

Heuristics, or mental shortcuts based on past experiences, can help decisionmakers get things done at a rapid rate—but they can also lead to cognitive bias and significant mistakes. A new study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology examined how heuristics and cognitive bias impact image interpretation in radiology.

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3 key takeaways from Bibb Allen’s ACR presidential address

Bibb Allen Jr., MD, department of radiology at Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama, served as the 2016-2017 president of the American College of Radiology (ACR) and delivered the presidential address at the ACR 2017 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

Radiologist shares words of wisdom for young students

Brandon Taylor, MD, a musculoskeletal radiologist working in Washington, D.C., shared some tips for young students when he was profiled by a St. Louis newspaper.

Colorectal cancer advocacy group sends representatives to Capitol Hill for 12th straight year

Fight Colorectal Cancer, a patient advocacy group first founded in 2005, is sending representatives to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., for the 12th straight year to ask lawmakers to support “the prevention, detection and treatment of colorectal cancer.” This year, the group is sending 150 advocates from the United States and Puerto Rico.

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Radiology serves more unique Medicare beneficiaries than any other specialty

Radiologists serve more unique Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries, on average, than members of any other specialty group, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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Screening mammography for women ages 40-49 detects 19% more cancers than starting at age 50

Screening mammography in women ages 40 to 49 detects 19.3 percent more cancers than screening patients ages 50 and older, according to a study to be presented at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) 2018 Annual Meeting April 22-27 in Washington, D.C.

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58% of radiologists ‘do not or would not’ report gadolinium deposition

The use of gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) in MRI brain studies was long thought to be safe for patients without severe renal insufficiency, but in 2014, researchers started finding evidence that GBCAs can leave traces of gadolinium (GD) behind in the brain.

Radiology Partners announces $234M investment to boost growth

Radiology Partners has announced the closing of a $234 million growth equity funding round, highlighted by investments from New Enterprise Associates and Future Fund.

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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.