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.

Do Market Opportunities Remain in Outpatient Imaging?

Attractive opportunities remain in outpatient imaging, but they are highly market specific

The Logistics of PACS for the Practice

Now that radiology practices have discovered the benefits of PACS, they are investing in the IT support to leverage the technology for its maximum potential

Role of the Practice CIO

The adoption of PACS by radiology practices has added a new member to their executive committees: the CIO. “The core duties of the CIO in a practice that has acquired PACS ought to be to establish security of the PACS data for both the radiology group and its clients and to ensure the continuity and availability of the network at all times,”

Game Plan for New Leaders

IN THE FEBRUARY 2008 ISSUE OF THE Harvard Business Review, Gott fredson et al1 look at the role of the incoming CEO or general manager. From 1999 to 2006, they note, the average tenure of departing CEOs in the United States fell from 10 years to just over eight, and in 2006, around 40% of departing CEOs had lasted an average of 1.8 years. The

What’s the Deal? A Look at Current Recruiting Packages in Radiology

As most markets are, the job market for physicians is fluid and is subject to shifts that can be either gradual or abrupt. At Merritt, Hawkins & Associates, Irving, Texas, we track these shifts in our annual Review of Physician Recruiting Incentives, which we have been compiling for 15 years. The review includes a breakdown of the recruiting

Radiology Income Distribution: From Salary to Independent Practice to Megapractice

A CPA offers his perspective on the past and future of radiologist compensation, based on 30 years on the business side of radiology

HBR: How the Best Get Better

For many years, Graham Jones earned his keep as psychologist to high-performance Olympians and other world champions. Along the way, he discovered some key findings about how elite athletes operate in a world in which records are continually broken and consistently brilliant performance is required to maintain a berth. He teamed up with Olympic

Two Venerable Organizations Explore a Shared Future

With a dramatically increased need for professional education made necessary by maintenance of certificate requirements, the ACR and the ARRS are in talks to collaborate—and possibly merge

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