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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MITA Director: MedPAC Report “Frees up the Conversation” about Imaging

The widely reported decline in 2010 of diagnostic imaging spending and utilization announced by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) this week demonstrates to policymakers the value of medical imaging on multiple fronts, says Gail Rodriguez, executive director of the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA).

Medicaid Billing Hassles Pile up as Affordable Care Act Looms

A host of localized Medicaid billing issues identified throughout the country—from intra-state repayment concerns to 5010 compliance issues—have the healthcare industry bracing for impact before the 2014 Affordable Care Act implementation deadline.

iCAD Launches 10-Year Study to Examine IORT Treatment Outcomes

Of the 250,000 new cases of breast cancer detected annually, intra-operative radiation therapy (IORT) vendor iCAD believes its Xoft Axxent eBx system may be able to treat as many as 110,000, sparing many women the months-long, post-surgical treatment associated with external beam radiation therapy (EBRT).

Radisphere Closes $15 M Venture Capital Loan

Farmington, CT-based Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (HTFC) finalized a $15 million venture loan to Radisphere National Radiology Group Wednesday, a move both companies say will provide a valuable platform from which the specialty practice group can grow.

Donald P. Rosen, MD to Head ACR ImageMetrix

ACR has tapped imaging contract research mega-star Donald P. Rosen, MD as CEO of its for-profit CRO, ImageMetrix.

ACR Weighs in on Implications of House GOP 2013 Budget

Medicare is one of a number of items House Republicans would put on the chopping block in their 2013 federal budget proposal, “The Path to Prosperity”.

Merge Healthcare, AG Mednet Partner on Imaging Platform for Clinical Trials

A new partnership between clinical research software developer Merge Healthcare and image collection specialists AG Mednet will pair the resources of the two in developing an automated logistics platform for use in imaging trials.

Quality Report Cards have Limited Impact on Care, AMA Says

Patients who rely on CMS quality metrics when selecting their diagnostic imaging provider might find that information doesn’t matter so much.

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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.