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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Canadian Scientists Develop Imaging-Guided Surgical "Lightsaber"

The Ottawa Citizen reports that Queen's University researchers have developed a highly accurate, imaging-based laser surgery technique that will allow surgeons to "see below the surface" of an incision.

Connecticut Radiologist Sanctioned by State Board in Patient Death

A Connecticut radiologist whose negligence led to the death of a 74-year-old patient was sanctioned by the state medical board this week.

Radius Signs Deal with Mass. Gen. Docs for 3D Reads

Massachusetts General Physicians Organization, the provider arm of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), inked a deal this week with RIS/PACS management company Radius of Hendersonville, TN, for the provision of 3D imaging protocols and clinical services to Radius clients.

HIFU Entails Fewer Side Effects, Lower Cost in Prostate Lumpectomies

A new study in The Lancet Oncology reports that high-intensity, focused ultrasound treatment not only improves prostate cancer patient outcomes, but does so at a third of the cost.

Afga Healthcare Introduces New Cardiovascular Information System

Agfa HealthCare unveiled a new version of its Cardiovascular Information System (CVIS), IMPAX CV12, at the American College of Cardiology’s 61st Annual Scientific Session & Expo, held last month in Chicago.

Imaging-Guided Software Could Unlock Disease States at a Cellular Level

A new histopathology software model could allow physicians to examine and reconstruct 3D images of disease-state tissue at a cellular level, thanks to the work of researchers a the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom.

Stanford Researchers Claim Nano-Guided Imaging Could Help Surgical Removal of Brain Tumors

Researchers at Stanford believe they have developed a nanoparticle solution that will aid physicians in the imaging and treatment of the most aggressive brain tumors, according to a study in Nature Medicine.

Alzheimer's Biomarker at Center of Bayer Pharma Acquisition

The promise of FDA-approved drugs for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease via diagnostic imaging led to a (potentially) billion-dollar payday for Bayer Pharma, which sold its molecular imaging development portfolio to Piramal Healthcare of Mumbai, India on Sunday.

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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.