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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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RLI hosting 1-day event for radiology residents, fellows on Feb. 24

The Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI) has scheduled a one-day “Kickstart Your Career” event for Feb. 24 in Silver Spring, Maryland. The event was developed to get radiology residents and fellows “prepared and armed to find the right job” and begin their career “with enthusiasm and confidence.”

Could this system make it easier to evaluate the screening mammography skills of residents?

When teaching screening mammography techniques, it can be difficult for educators to assess a resident’s overall performance. To solve that problem, researchers have developed a new system that provides quick, helpful feedback to residents as they view exams.

Gov. Cuomo commits $37.7M to improving access to breast cancer screening in New York

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced today that, as part of his ongoing “Get Screened, No Excuses" initiative, $37.7 million in funding is going toward improving access to breast cancer screening throughout the state.

Researchers track frequency of breast biopsies following breast cancer treatment

Biopsy rates for patients being treated for breast cancer provide value to both physicians and the patients themselves, though comprehensive data on the topic is limited. A new study published in JAMA Surgery looked to change this, focusing on the frequency of breast biopsies by the patient’s five- and 10-year follow-up and additional post-biopsy cancer treatment.

4 ways to control unconscious bias when recruiting radiology faculty, trainees

Unconscious bias exists in all of us, developing over time. But that doesn’t mean it should go unchecked. A new analysis published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology examined both conscious and unconscious bias, noting the differences between the two and how they can impact the recruitment process.

Georgia's First Lady diagnosed with breast cancer, encourages annual mammograms

Georgia’s First Lady, Sandra Deal, is encouraging women to get mammograms after a cancerous tumor was discovered during her annual mammogram.

Legislation requiring a study on women and lung cancer introduced in House, Senate

The bipartisan Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act, which calls for a “comprehensive study on women and lung cancer,” was introduced in the House this week. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-New Jersey) and Rep. Rick Nolan (D-Minnesota) introduced the legislation, while Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Virginia) and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Oregon) joined them as original cosponsors.

Indian Radiological and Imaging Association works to save female fetuses

The New Delhi-based Indian Radiological and Imaging Association is taking steps to protect female fetuses from feticide.

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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.