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.

Tweaked FDA bill Removes Hurdle to Medical App Guidance

Congress has removed a major roadblock to the Food and Drug Administration's regulation of medical mobile apps by modifying a section of the FDA Saftey and Innovation Act (S:3187).

Reimbursement Uncertainty Tops List of Health Care Leaders' Concerns

Lack of a permanent sustainable growth rate (SGR) fix for Medicare physician payments and accountable care organization (ACO) payment models that ask practices to share financial risk with payors top the list of concerns of members of the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)/American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE).

Lung Nodule Matching Software Dramatically Increases Radiologists’ Efficiency

An automated lung nodule matching program can improve radiologists’ efficiency almost two-fold, a first-of-its-kind study shows.

SCOTUS Upholds Individual Mandate, Hospital Stocks Rise and Insurance Stocks Fall

The Supreme Court has ruled that the mandate that all Americans purchase health insurance is constitutional because it is a kind of tax that Congress has the right to levy. The justices rejected the idea that it falls under the power of Congress to regulate commerce between the states.

After Law Enables Adjunctive Breast Density Screening, Researchers Find More Cancers

One year into the implementation of the Connecticut law that provides additional information to dense-breasted women about their risk for breast cancer, a study published in the journal Radiology looked into the benefits of adjunctive screening for such patients.

New Siemens Refurbishment Plant Reflects Greater OEM Interest in Secondary Imaging Market

Last week, Siemens Healthcare opened a brand new factory in Wood Dale, IL for the refurbishment of its devices, including its CT, MR, and molecular imaging technologies.

Senate Passes FDA Device User Fee Bill, Obama to Sign

By a vote of 92-4, the U.S. Senate approved the final version of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (S.3187) and therefore the collection of $6 billion in medical device user fees throughout the next five years.

After 12 Years, CARE Act Seems Poised for Passage, ASRT Rep Says

After warming the benches for 12 years in the halls of the U.S. Congress, the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy bill (S. 3338) was introduced in the Senate with the bipartisan sponsorship of Senators Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Tom Harkin (D-IA). Its counterpart in the House of

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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.