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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4 ways early-career radiologists can get a handle on student debt

With an average $190,000 owed after graduate programs, early-career radiologists are often faced with six-digit debt straight out of school.

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Pairing DBT with synthetic 2D mammography finds more cancers than digital mammography alone

The combination of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) and digital mammography (DM) can detect more breast cancers than DM alone, but researchers have also noted a variety of issues with that pairing. According to a new study published in Radiology, however, using DBT and two-dimensional synthetic mammography (SM) together detects more cancers than DM.

Jury sides with radiologist in lawsuit over adrenaline administration after patient suffers anaphylactic shock

In 2012, a 47-year-old patient at Lancaster Regional Imaging Associates in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, went into anaphylactic shock and stopped breathing during a CT scan due to an allergic reaction to the contrast material. The radiologist revived the patient by administering three doses of epinephrine, or adrenaline, diluted with saline.

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Philips, Hologic announce new partnership focused on women’s health

Royal Philips and Hologic have announced a new multi-year global partnership that combines Philips’ large portfolio of imaging systems and services with Hologic’s mammography technologies. Financial details have not been disclosed at this time.

Patient satisfaction is more important than ever—but is quality at stake?

The introduction of curved mammography paddles to the medical market in 2017 was explosive—the new paddles, designed to ease women’s breast pain during the exam, were soon the subject of CNBC interviews and Shape magazine articles. Manufacturers have claimed the curved paddles “deliver a more comfortable mammogram without compromising image quality, workflow or dose,” but a pair of Colorado-based clinicians are questioning that.

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Combining routine therapy, thrombectomy could improve outcomes in at-risk stroke patients

Combining thrombectomy with traditional medical therapies in at-risk stroke patients could yield more favorable outcomes, according to research published in the New England Journal of Medicine this February.

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5 dos—and 4 don'ts—for mentoring programs in radiology residencies

Mentoring programs are common in most modern-day radiology residencies, spanning hundreds of teaching hospitals and all focuses of the field. In a column published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, former radiology resident Charlotte S. Taylor, MD, and her mentor at the time, Vani Vijayakumar, MD, outlined a handful of points to help guide other institutions in their implementation of successful programs.

Which specialties refer the most MSK extremity imaging exams to radiologists?

Radiologists receive the most referrals for musculoskeletal (MSK) extremity imaging examinations from orthopedic surgeons, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology. In this modern era of value-based care, the authors explained, understanding such patterns can help radiologists optimize utilization and provide the best care possible.

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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.