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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ACR to Congress: Pump the brakes on proposed changes that could hurt radiologists

The American College of Radiology (ACR) is now asking Congress to intervene to help stop budget changes that could severely hamper imaging professionals.

New imaging technique may 'revolutionize' cancer care

A new tool developed by one Canadian university can help to more accurately locate the edges of tumors, eliminating the need for costly follow-up surgery.

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House members urge CMS to stave off ‘disruptive’ cuts that would harm heart PET

A bipartisan group of U.S. House members are urging the federal government to pull back on proposed cuts that could severely hamper heart treatment using PET. 

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Imaging company ordered to pay $8.5M to settle kickback allegations

Maryland-based Trident USA Health Services has agreed to pay $8.5 million to settle allegations that it paid kickbacks to clients to secure further business. 

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How superheroes are helping one imaging center drop its sedation rates

It can be difficult to convince a child to sit still through an MRI scan, especially without an assist from anesthesiology. One academic medical center is changing that norm with the help of Captain America and Iron Man. 

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RSNA launches new publication focused on cancer imaging

The Radiological Society of North America announced Friday that it’s launching a new journal dedicated to imaging in oncology. 

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ACR voices ‘significant concerns’ about physician fee schedule

The American College of Radiology has “significant concerns” about the federal government’s proposed physician payment schedule for 2020 and is worried it could have a “devastating impact” on medical imaging.

3 ways to reduce burnout, loneliness among radiology trainees

Burnout is a pervasive and growing problem among young radiologists, but one Boston-based hospital may have found a remedy. 

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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.