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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Radiology provider forced to close clinic after ‘a number of’ employees contract coronavirus

Australia's largest imaging provider did not disclose how many team members were infected at the clinic, located in the Melbourne suburb of Frankston. 

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Imaging leaders warn of possible Mo-99 supply disruptions due to COVID-19

The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology said its monitoring supply shortages “more closely than ever” during the pandemic. 

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Radiologist active on social media hearing ‘widespread reports’ of hospitals muzzling docs during pandemic

Nisha Mehta, MD, recently reported that she's fielded numerous requests from physicians hoping to get the word out about their COVID-19 experiences. 

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Feds seize 900,000-plus pieces of PPE from hoarding price gouger, distribute to providers

HHS and the DOJ partnered on the operation, with the confiscated items going to hard-hit providers in New York and New Jersey. 

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Radiology practices struggling to make payroll during pandemic may have help, ACR says

Imaging businesses that are having a hard time covering costs amid widespread drops in patient visits may have a lifeline, thanks to recently passed legislation. 

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FDA urged to speed up review of mobile imaging tools to aid swamped radiologists

Those include portable x-ray systems, CT scanners and ultrasound systems, “which all play a role in the COVID-19 care pathway," the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance said.  

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Radiologists dedicate center as senior 'safe haven,' imaging patients 55 and up

Physicians across the globe are being forced to get creative to keep their doors open and care delivered. 

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Supporting Rural Health In Alaska, an Admin Grows into Her New PACS

Sponsored by Sectra

The Alaska Native Medical Center (ANMC) is a 173-bed hospital located in Anchorage, Ala., working in close partnership with Alaska’s rural health facilities to support a broad range of healthcare and related services.

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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.