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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Total-body PET/CT scanner gains FDA clearance

Shanghai, China-based United Imaging Healthcare announced Tuesday, Jan. 22, that its uEXPLORER total-body scanner has received FDA clearance.

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Community hospital in Massachusetts adds interventional radiology program

South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Massachusetts, has opened a new interventional radiology program, according to a new report from Weymouth News.

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SNMMI, SNMMI-TS announce 2019 leadership academy graduates

The Society of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) announced the graduates of its fourth annual Future Leaders Academy at the group's Mid-Winter Meeting in Palm Springs, California.

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Dennis Durmis named new chair of MITA Board of Directors

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) has announced that Bayer’s Dennis Durmis will serve as the new chair of the MITA Board of Directors.

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Is noncontrast head CT the right choice for patients with severe headaches?

Noncontrast head CT (NCCN) for patients with severe headaches provides little value when no other obvious "red flags" are present, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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Concussions affect adolescent patients’ quality of life more than fractures

Sports-related concussions (SRCs) in adolescent patients are associated with more significant impairments in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) than fractures, according to findings published in the Journal of Neurosurgery.

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Patients in the outpatient setting most likely to complete follow-up imaging

Patients receiving care in the outpatient setting are more likely to complete relevant follow-up imaging than patients in the inpatient or emergency department (ED) settings, according to new research published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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DBT helps reduce recall rates, commit fewer patients to short-term follow-up

Implementing digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) can lead to fewer women being committed to short-term follow-up, according to new research published in Academic Radiology.

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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.