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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James K. Min named editor-in-chief of Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

James K. Min, MD, has been chosen to be the new editor-in-chief of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT), the official journal of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT). He will serve a five-year term.
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MSU names radiologist head of precision health initiative

Radiologist Anna Moore, PhD, is now the director of the Precision Health Program and assistant dean in the college of human medicine at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, the school has announced.

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When radiologists can easily report issues with image quality, the entire practice benefits

Implementing a workflow-integrated program that helps radiologists provide feedback to technologists can increase radiologist engagement and help a practice identify and address ongoing issues, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Participants in a group for women in radiology report high satisfaction, improved careers

Radiology has been lagging behind other healthcare specialties for quite some time when it comes to gender equality. Could the creation of groups for women in radiology (WIR) be a step in the right direction?

Radiologist takes home OARSI’s Clinical Research Award in a 1st for the field

French radiologist Ali Guermazi, MD, PhD, is the first in his field to receive the Osteoarthritis Research Society International’s Clinical Research Award for his work in imaging, the Boston University School of Medicine announced this week.

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Palliative radiation improves life for terminal lung cancer patients—but how much is too much?

More than a third of patients diagnosed with terminal lung cancer undergo palliative radiation therapy that can improve their quality of life, but more than half of those individuals could be experiencing overtreatment, researchers reported this month.

Researchers developing a new pill for breast cancer diagnosis

A team of researchers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor is developing a new pill that could make tumors light up when exposed to infrared light. Could this someday be used in breast cancer screening?

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ASRT Foundation, Canon Medical Systems USA now accepting applications for grant program

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) announced Friday, April 27, that the ASRT Foundation and Canon Medical Systems USA are now accepting applications for the 2018 Safety FiRsT grant program, which helps fund projects aimed at giving radiologic technologists a safe work environment.

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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.