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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Smoking impacts effectiveness of embolization procedure

Embolization procedures to treat blood vessel abnormalities in the lungs are less effective if the patient is a smoker, according to a new study published in Radiology.

Going up: ANSTO announces price increase for medical isotopes

The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (ANSTO) is raising its prices, according to a new report from The Australian.

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VIDA Diagnostics, Iowa health system working together on AI solution

VIDA Diagnostics announced Thursday, July 25, that it has received an investment of $1 million and additional support from UnityPoint Health Ventures on behalf of Iowa’s UnityPoint Health healthcare system.

AHRA 2019: What it takes to become an ACR Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence

Earning the American College of Radiology (ACR) Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence (DICOE) designation can help imaging providers stand out among the competition—if they’re willing to do what it takes to achieve that goal. 

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CT rates up among pregnant women in US, Canada

Many more women underwent CT scans while pregnant in 2016 than in 1996, according to a new study of imaging trends in the United States and Canada.

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Allergan recalls breast implants, tissue expanders due to cancer risk

The FDA has asked Allergan to recall certain models of its textured breast implants due to an increased risk of breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL).

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Congress pushes for TRICARE beneficiaries to receive DBT screening coverage

Members of Congress have urged the Military Health System (MHS) to cover digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) for all active and retired military personnel who take part in the TRICARE health insurance program.

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AHRA 2019: How to identify, inspire the imaging leaders of tomorrow

Wendy J. Stirnkorb, CRA, RT (R) (MR), MRSO (MRSC), began her presentation July 22 at the AHRA 2019 Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, with a few basic questions for the audience.

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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.