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.

Radisphere Raises $10 Million Investment

Radisphere recently reported that it received another $10 million equity investment, based on documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Former Kodak Division Becomes Truesense Imaging

A former division of Kodak purchased by Platinum Equity in November has been revamped as Truesense Imaging.

Imaging in the Global Marketplace: A Conversation With Stephen Pomeranz, MD

Proscan

As radiology practices continue to grow in size via mergers, partnerships, and other forms of consolidation, the model of the nationwide practice is beginning to appeal to many. ProScan Imaging (Cincinnati, Ohio) owns 24 freestanding imaging centers in the United States, and it offers teleradiology services both nationally and internationally.

CR in Haiti: Durability and Sustainability

iCRco

In the wake of the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, multiple aid groups rushed to the country to provide housing and medical care for the estimated 1.5 to 1.8 million residents displaced by the natural disaster. One such group was Health4Haiti, which had established a presence in the country several years before and had been building a clinic in

Outsourced Billing: An Administrator’s View

MMP

The decision to outsource a radiology practice’s billing can be emotionally fraught. Many practices have historically employed sizable in-house billing departments, and though the decision to outsource might appear simple from an economic perspective, when it comes to putting people out of work, administrators understandably blanch. Further, while

Mergers and Acquisitions: Putting a Price on Reputation

VMG

The concept of personal goodwill in the mergers and acquisitions of imaging centers occupies a decidedly intangible realm. John P. Holman, JD, an attorney in the Falls Church, Virginia, office of law firm Reed Smith LLP, has seen negotiations play out largely over the goodwill issue, with patience and persistence sometimes winning.

Service and Support Are Critical to PACS Success

Sponsored by Intelerad

Like many radiology practices in the United States, Premier Radiology (Nashville, Tennessee) has seen its share of changes over the past few years. James C. King, MD, radiologist and owner, says, “It’s been a tumultuous time. Six years ago, we had one outpatient center; now, we have nine. We provide teleradiology from Maine to Washington state, and

Can You Compete With South Korea?

There is no question that the competitive environment for medical-imaging services has become much more intense in recent years. As prices erode and certain commoditization sets in, branding, messaging, and the ability to differentiate a value proposition are becoming critically important to the success of hospitals, imaging centers, and practices.

Around the web

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.