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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Wahl succeeds Jost as Washington University radiology chair

The Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis has selected one of its own, alumni Richard L. Wahl, MD, as Elizabeth E. Mallinckrodt Professor and chair of the radiology department. Wahl, whose cutting-edge research resulted in the development of immunotherapy for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, also was named director of the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology.

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Back on track

The fall season is commonly known as the time that people get "back on track". Healthcare is no exception. With the official ICD-10 transition deadline finally announced, radiology practices can get back to the business of preparing physicians and staff for the new coding implementation.

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McDonald confirmed as VA Secretary

The Senate confirmed Robert McDonald to head the Department of Veterans Affairs last week, just after congressional leaders put together a $17 billion funding bill to help reform the agency. 

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Controversy over federal funding for medical training

In an NPR story, some professional societies and associations expressed concern over a new report from the Insitute of Medicine that calls for more accountability in the distribution of funding for medical graduate education. 

CMS finally confirms official coding deadline

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced late last week that October 1, 2015, is officially the new transition date for the International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision (ICD-10) coding system in healthcare claims. 

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AHIMA article clarifies need for ICD-10 changes; dispels misconceptions

Since the announcement of the ICD-10 delay earlier this year, many healthcare providers have questioned the need to continue spending on staff and physician training. Additionally, some questioned whether ICD-10 would be implemented at all, and the transition would simply be made to the ICD-11 coding. An article in the current issue of the Journal of AHIMA addresses some of the most common concerns surrounding ICD-10 and intends to dispel several misconceptions.

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It’s final: ICD-10 deadline set for October 1, 2015

After a false start or two, CMS has set a final ICD-10 implementation deadline for October 1, 2015, as widely expected. 

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Johns Hopkins and Kaiser Permanente Announce Partnership

Two of the nation’s most well-known healthcare organizations, Johns Hopkins Medicine and Kaiser Permanente, announced a strategic collaboration that joins one’s academic research and clinical capabilities with the other’s expertise in population health management.

Around the web

The ACR hopes these changes, including the addition of diagnostic performance feedback, will help reduce the number of patients with incidental nodules lost to follow-up each year.

And it can do so with almost 100% accuracy as a first reader, according to a new large-scale analysis.

The patient, who was being cared for in the ICU, was not accompanied or monitored by nursing staff during his exam, despite being sedated.