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.

When Worlds Collide: Integrating Radiology and Cardiology Imaging

Sponsored by FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas

On August 24, 2008, Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, Ind, became the first site in the country to go live with integration between the Synapse PACS from FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA Inc, Stamford, Conn, and the cardiovascular image and information system (CVIIS) from FUJIFILM's subsidiary, ProSolv Cardiovascular, Indianapolis. FUJIFILM first

The Usual Suspects

As I read the cover story on radiology benefit managers (RBMs) in this month’s Diagnostic Imaging (DI) magazine, I ruminated on the (metaphorical) similarities between the mug shots of what the author described as imaging’s new decision makers (the five reigning RBM CEOs) and the ensemble cast of Kevin Spacey’s classic film of intrigue. Which of

Retail Metrics: Opportunity Knocks Every Time the Threshold Darkens

When a customer walks in the door, Mark Schulein sees opportunities. The first opportunity is to create an experience so memorable that the customer will not only want to return, but will also be inspired enough to tell family and friends about the visit. Second, he sees numbers. For Schulein, each customer is a chance to apply a series of metrics

Regulatory Report: Gains Made in Campaign to Limit Self-referral

Organized radiology has been devoted to the self-referral issue for more than a decade. Early literature that documented increased physician referral rates for diagnostic imaging when there is a financial incentive led to the Stark laws in the 1990s. Entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and some medical specialties, however, have exploited

Packaging Versus Bundling: Let the Battle Begin

There are very important differences between packaged services and bundled services. Unfortunately, many people use these terms interchangeably, which may result in incorrect coding practices (and, potentially, in lost revenue for the organization).

Negotiating for Better Reimbursement

Sponsored by Hitachi Healthcare Americas

Negotiating higher reimbursement is nearly always possible, according to Penny Noyes, president and CEO, Health Business Navigators, Bowling Green, Ky. She presented Payor Contracts: Strategies to Analyze and Negotiate Improved Payor Reimbursement on October 21, 2008, in San Diego, at the annual conference of the Medical Group Management

Time to Unwind, and Other Effects of the 2009 MPFS

Few federal rules for billing and leasing of diagnostic testing equipment and technicians by mobile testing companies will require the restructuring or unwinding of many imaging arrangements prior to the end of 2008. In its payment policies under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) for calendar year (CY) 2009, published November 19, 2008¹,

Patricia Whelan, MHA, CIO: Leading Shield's E-strategy Charge

Armed with a master’s degree in health administration from Ohio State, Patricia Whelan, MHA, went to work for Ohio State Medical Center in 1993. In 1997, she completed her two-year postgraduate fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and took a position as business systems consultant in the department of radiology.

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