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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SNMMI names recipient of annual government relations fellowship

The Society of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) announced that Courtney Lawhn-Heath, MD, has been awarded the 2019 Robert E. Henkin Government Relations Fellowship.

ASRT announces 2 winners of annual advocacy awards

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) announced that the Nevada Society of Radiologic Technologists and Diane Hutton, BA, RT(R), have been awarded the 2019 ASRT Award for Advocacy.

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NorthStar Medical Technologies secures $100M in funding to expand Mo-99 production

NorthStar Medical Technologies has closed a $100 million round of financing to help the company expand its production capacity for molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), improve its RadioGenix System separation platform and pursue growth in research and development.

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Imaging data links obesity to changes in the brain

Higher levels of body fat are linked to changes in the brain, including differences in white matter and reductions in gray matter volume, according to new findings published in Radiology.

Konica Minolta’s Dynamic Digital Radiography technology gains FDA clearance

Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas has gained FDA clearance for its Dynamic Digital Radiography (DDR) imaging technology, which can capture movement and track changes in the body over time.

Banner Health, Radiology Partners unite to form Banner Imaging

Arizona-based Banner Health and Radiology Partners announced Tuesday, April 23, that they have signed an agreement to provide imaging services in the metro Phoenix area. The new enterprise will be known as Banner Imaging.

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ASRT names winners of Distinguished Authors awards

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has announced the recipients of its Radiologic Technology Distinguished Author Award in honor of Jean I. Widger and Radiation Therapist Distinguished Author Award in honor of Harold Silverman.

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A new way to battle burnout in radiology

As burnout continues to be a problem in radiology, what can be done to prevent it from getting even worse? According to a new commentary published in Academic Radiology, it’s time for the specialty to approach this issue from a new, more positive point of view.

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The ACR hopes these changes, including the addition of diagnostic performance feedback, will help reduce the number of patients with incidental nodules lost to follow-up each year.

And it can do so with almost 100% accuracy as a first reader, according to a new large-scale analysis.

The patient, who was being cared for in the ICU, was not accompanied or monitored by nursing staff during his exam, despite being sedated.