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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NCQA Releases ACO Accreditation Program Standards

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) today released the standards and guidelines that form the basis of its ACO accreditation program.

CMS Institutes Grace Period for HIPAA 5010 Compliance

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has instituted a 90-day grace period for compliance with version 5010 of the HIPAA X12 standard. While January 1, 2012 remains the “official compliance date", the agency reported it will not “initiate enforcement action” on that compliance before March 31, 2012.

Premier Imaging Ventures Spins Off Support Entities, Creates New Venture

Premier Imaging Ventures of Columbus, Ohio has spun off several of its support entities, creating a new venture to be known as Lucid Radiology Solutions.

The Road to Interoperability Is Paved With Benefits and Challenges

No matter which alternative imaging-delivery model they opt to follow, radiology practices and hospitals must ensure the interoperability of the systems used to share data internally, as well as with provider partners and payors. The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, a high-volume teaching hospital, has progressed quite far

Grabbing a Seat at the Alternative Delivery Table

Savvy imaging providers across the spectrum of care have begun to formulate strategies for attracting potential partners with which to ally in alternative care-delivery models. While using analytics to demonstrate the value that one’s organization can bring to the table is key, promoting the interoperability of the systems used to generate and

New Delivery Models Call For Next-Generation Analytics Reports

A desire among practitioners to weather the storm of health care reform (continuing to grow) has recently created a wide berth for alternative health care delivery models and alternate payment mechanisms and models. These include accountable care organizations (ACOs; alternative hospital-centric, integrated delivery models, integrated physician

Supercommittee Chair Decries Democrats' Refusal to Accept Medicare Cuts

Democrats’ unwillingness to accept major Medicare cuts will rank among top factors meriting blame if President Obama’s supercommittee fails to meet its November 23 deadline to cut the federal deficit, Republican supercommittee co-chairman Jeb Hensarling of Texas said Wednesday in a press briefing Wednesday.

Health Insurance Costs Outpace Income Growth

A new report released by the Commonwealth Fund pegs the cost of health insurance as outpacing income growth in all 50 states.

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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.