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.

Northwest Radiology Network CFO Honored for Leadership

Linda Wilgus, the executive director of a network of imaging centers in Indiana, was awarded Chief Financial Officer of the year by the Indianapolis Business Journal among private companies with revenues under $100 million annually.

Atlanta Radiologist Sentenced to Prison for Falsifying Reports

A federal judge sentenced Atlanta radiologist Dr. Rajashahker Reddy to nearly five years in prison on Friday for falsifying “tens of thousands” of reports through teleradiology services to various Southeast hospitals.

Sony to Sell Radiology Display Monitors

Sony Electronics recently announced it plans to release a series of radiology display monitors early next year.

Anthem in Ohio Urges Patients to "Shop" for Diagnostic Imaging

Patients are increasingly asked to play a role in lowering the cost of medical imaging. However, without easy access to information about cost and quality, selecting the best diagnostic imaging provider is difficult if not downright impossible.

GE, Microsoft Announce Joint Venture for New Health IT Software Platform

A joint venture between GE Healthcare and Microsoft aimed at building a new software platform for health care IT could make electronic health records more useful by pulling together patient data from different systems.

NIH Grant to Fund Image Access Project Using the NHIN

The National Institutes of Health recently awarded a $2.25 million grant to Heart IT and Johns Hopkins University to develop a method for accessing images using the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN).

Women Age 40 Should Get Mammograms, Study Says

New research presented at this year’s RSNA conference suggests that women in their 40s should in fact receive mammography screening even if they have no family history of breast cancer despite current U.S. guidelines to the contrary.

Study Refutes Self Referral Findings

A study published in the November 14 issue of Radiology punched a hole in the theory that self-referring radiologists drive up medical costs through follow-up exams.

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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.