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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6 can't-miss sessions at AHRA 2018 in Orlando

It’s that time again! AHRA 2018, the annual meeting of AHRA: The Association for Medical Imaging Management, is just a few weeks away.
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Lack of sex-specific clinical research threatening quality radiology care

Gender is a poorly controlled—and often neglected—variable in radiology human subjects research, a group of Atlanta scientists report in the current edition of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. The resulting lack of sex-specific research could have a profound impact on quality of care.

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Melissa M. Chen named new chair of ACR CPFCC Economics Committee

The American College of Radiology’s Commission on Patient- and Family-Centered Care (CPFCC) announced Thursday, July 5, that Melissa M. Chen, MD, has been named the new chair of the CPFCC Economics Committee.

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New Mexico hospital names imaging department after long-serving radiologist

Commissioners at Lincoln County Medical Center in Ruidoso, New Mexico, showed their appreciation for Don Wolfel, MD, by naming its imaging department after the 26-year veteran.

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How risk-based breast cancer screening could cut costs, reduce overdiagnosis

Breast cancer screening programs could reduce both costs and overdiagnosis by focusing on at-risk women, according to a new study published by JAMA Oncology.

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As big changes come to radiology, leaders can’t forget about incremental innovation

Imaging leaders can create significant value by implementing incremental innovation at their radiology practices, according to a new study published by Radiology.

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Newest board members to officially take office at 2018 AHRA Annual Meeting

The Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) announced this week that the newly elected members of its 2018-2019 Board of Directors will officially be installed on July 23 at the AHRA 2018 Annual Meeting in Orlando.
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Cardiac hybrid imaging can help specialists predict heart attacks

Cardiac hybrid imaging with single photon emission tomography (SPECT) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and coronary CT angiography (CCTA) is an effective predictor of adverse cardiac events, according to a new study published in 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.