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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Digital Solutions Without Compromise: A Conversation With iCRco CEO Stephen Neushul

iCRco

iCRco is an established imaging manufacturer and software developer that provides complete digital-imaging solutions. In business for nearly 20 years, the company houses research and development, software engineering, and technical support—as well as sales and marketing teams—under one roof at its headquarters in Torrance, California.

The e-PHI Conundrum: What Constitutes a Breach?

Tucked within the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) of 2009 (intended to jump-start the stalled US economy with an infusion of nearly $1 trillion) was a provision to provide $25.8 billion for modernization of the nation’s health-care information highways and the electronic patient health records traversing them. Toward that end, the US

Imaging’s Generational Divide

I have asked ImagingBiz.com’s editor, Cat Vasko, to join me in writing these commentaries, and to provide some perspective on those topics that I feel she is uniquely suited to address. This is the first thought-provoking piece from her in this capacity, but it will certainly not be the last.—CKP

Study Shows Health Care Reform Will Spark Cost Increases, But Improve Efficiency

Professionals at health care organizations nationwide believe health care reform will spark increases in health care costs, but anticipate that the latter will be tempered by enhanced access to care as well as improved organizational efficiency.

CMS Cites Increase in Meaningful Use Attestations, Payments For EHRs

Despite a slow start, attestations and payments for Meaningful Use of electronic health records (EHRs) are beginning to increase in volume, according to preliminary data released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

FDA Approves GE Scanners For RT Simulation Procedures

GE Healthcare has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for several of its new CT scanners to be used in performing radiation therapy (RT) simulation procedures. The new wide-bore models approved for this purpose include the Discovery CT590 RT and Optima CT580 RT.

'Inappropriate' Medicare Payments Comprised 40% of Government Waste Last Year, GAO Says

About 40% of last year’s “government waste” was comprised of inappropriate payments made through the Medicare program, reveals a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

EHR Usage On the Rise

Electronic health record (EHR) adoption in physicians’ offices across the U.S. is on a slow, but steady uptick, according to survey results released last month by health care marketing solutions firm SK&UA.

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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.