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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Council Endorses Deficit Reduction Proposals

The Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC) earlier this week endorsed four deficit reduction proposals estimated to save $410 billion over 10 years.

Zotec, MBS Announce Merger

Zotec Partners, an Indianapolis, Indiana-based provider of medical billing, practice management, and Radiology Information Systems (RIS) software and services, have announced plans to merge with Medical Business Service, Inc. (MBS), Coral Gables, Florida.

Managed Care Prevails As States' Medicaid Health Care Delivery Method

Managed care is now the prevailing method through which states deliver health care to Medicaid beneficiaries. However, key findings of a survey released September 13 by the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KMCU) indicate that states may not have the capacity to accommodate the spike in enrollment that is

Increased CT Scans in Emergency Rooms Linked to Decreased Hospital Admissions

While the volume of CT scans administered in emergency rooms have increased dramatically in recent years, a new study published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine links such an increase to fewer hospital admissions.

California Legislature Passes'Dense Breast Tissue Notification' Bill

A bill that requires health care providers to inform women when they are found to have dense breast tissue has been passed by the California State Legislature, reports sponsoring Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto). Known as Senate Bill 791 and formerly Senate Bill 173, it is being submitted to Governor Jerry Brown for consideration.

ACR to 'Supercommittee': No Imaging Cuts in Upcoming Proposals

The American College of Radiology (ACR) today sent a statement to newly appointed members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint Select Committee), urging that cuts to diagnostic imaging services not be included in any upcoming legislative proposal.

Health Care Landscape On the Mend, Berwick Says

Improvements to the health care landscape are beginning to crop up despite pressure on the Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to slash funding for Medicare and other health care programs in response to poor economic conditions.

Fuji Aspire HD Gets FDA Nod

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA yesterday announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Aspire HD flat-panel, full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system. The clearance enables the company to offer mammography systems using flat-panel digital radiography and computed radiography approaches

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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.