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.

Radiology’s Big Three

I have written, in the past, about the converging trends that illuminate, when viewed together, where the imaging profession finds itself in its life cycle. A somewhat mature marketplace is defined by certain characteristics that mirror these three ubertrends: tightening of profit margins, some measure of commoditization, and accelerated

PACS Backed by the Cloud

While cost reduction initially prompts many health-care organizations to investigate cloud computing, there is an even more compelling reason to use it. By making your internal IT resources available for projects needing immediate attention, you enhance your agility, according to “Cloud Computing: Taking It to the Next Level,” presented on February

Study Links Brain Tumor Irradiation To Subsequent Infertility

Girls who are exposed to low doses of radiation therapy to the head while being treated for a brain tumor or other form of cancer may experience difficulty in bearing children when they are older, according to a study conducted at the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.

New Framework Fosters Self-Sustaining EHR Exchange Networks

A framework to assist states and Washington, D.C., in creating self-sustaining, effective networks for the exchange of EHRs has been announced by the Center for Health Information and Decision Systems (CHIDS) at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.

INFINITT Dives Into UK PACS Market

INFINITT Healthcare, a global player in picture archiving and communications systems (PACS), radiology information systems (RIS), and 3D Visualization software, yesterday announced that that it has signed a three-year contract extension to provide Enterprise-wide PACS solutions for The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NUTH), one

Medicare Program, Competition Driving Commercial ACO Development

The Medicare Shared Savings Program and competition from other organizations, not pressure from employers, comprise key catalysts for the development of commercial accountable care organizations (ACOs).

BRITI, ICPME To Host First Cancer Trials Imaging Course

Imaging in cancer clinical trials will be the focus of a CME course to be jointly hosted by the Blinded Reader & Investigator Training Institute (BRITI) and the International Center for Postgraduate Medical Education (ICPME) on April 16 at the Doubletree Hotel, Philadelphia, Pa. The first CME course of its kind, the seminar will feature

Royal Philips Acquires Dameca

Royal Philips Electronics yesterday announced that it has acquired Dameca, a global provider of anesthesia machines and operating room accessories. The acquisition marks a critical step in the execution of Philips’ plan to grow its portfolio with integrated, advanced anesthesia care solutions.

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.