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.

Fujifilm Synapse MU 3.0 Receives Complete EHR Certification

Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. announced today that Synapse MU 3.0 has been certified as a complete EHR and is 2011/2012 compliant by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT), an ONC-ATCB, in accordance with the certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

CMS Puts MPPR Imaging Cuts Back on the Table

To find budget savings that would help cover a 7% increase in payments to Family Medicine physicians and other Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) wants, several proposed ideas for cutting reimbursement are back in play in the 2013 Medicare Fee Schedule Proposed Rule posted last Friday. This includes the unpopular multiple procedural

Health Care Job Growth Slows in June, Physician Office Staffs Decline

The health care sector added 13,000 jobs in June of 2012, accounting for 16% of all new jobs in the national economy, according to the latest report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc. Issued Notice of Below Compliance From NYSE

Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc. (NYSE:AIQ) has been notified by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) that it was below compliance with NYSE’s price criteria standard for common stock when average closing price for Alliance HealthCare stock fell below $1.00 per share for the first time this year on June 1, 2012 over a consecutive 30-trading-day

Global Radiotherapy Market Expected To Grow According to M&M Report

The radiotherapy market is expected to grow substantially worldwide, reaching $5.8 billion by 2016, according to a report by Market and Markets.

JPMorgan Chase Acquires M-Modal in $1.1 Billion Deal

M-Modal (NASDAQ/GS: MODL), a provider of clinical documentation services and cloud-based voice recognition software, and One Equity Partners, the private investment arm of JPMorgan Chase, announced an agreement where One Equity Partners will acquire all outstanding shares of M-Modal for $14.00 per share in an all-cash transaction that is valued at

Supreme Court Ruling a Mixed Bag for Radiology

In the opinion of Phil Russell, MBA, CEO of South Texas Radiology, the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the individual mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) could well be a boon for radiology—and a disaster for Americans. The uneasy paradox reflects a variety of often contradictory notions across the radiology industry,

Pro Medicus Sells Amira Software Platform

Pro Medicus (ASX: PME) announced that it has executed a binding letter of intent with a European-based IT company to sell the group’s Amira software platform business for €12Million (approximately A$15 million).

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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.