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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5 critical things to know about Scotland’s radiologist shortage

By now, the radiology crisis in Scotland has been well-publicized. A shortage of dozens of certified radiologists in the country prompted a national search in February and is making way for an overhaul of healthcare practices in the U.K.

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SIR, Utah congresswoman announce live briefing session focused on interventional radiology

The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) and Rep. Mia Love of Utah announced Tuesday, April 24, that they will host an educational briefing session about the importance of interventional radiology May 2 on Capitol Hill.

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MEDNAX acquires Houston-based Women’s Radiology Associates

MEDNAX announced Tuesday, April 24, the acquisition of Women’s Radiology Associates, a private radiology practice in Houston.

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SNMMI recommends Aetna reverse 2 PET coverage decisions

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has issued a statement recommending Aetna reverse its decision not to cover the use of gallium Ga 68 dotatate PET or fluciclovine F18 PET for treating cancer patients.

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Investments in imaging equipment help small Louisiana hospital make a big impact on its community

Sponsored by Hitachi Healthcare Americas

West Feliciana Hospital (WFH) has been serving patients in the small town of St. Francisville, Louisiana, since 1970, but its imaging capabilities were limited for a long time. As a result, the hospital gained a bit of a reputation among referring physicians in the area—when in doubt, they would just avoid WFH altogether and send patients more than 30 miles away to Baton Rouge.

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5 millimeters could be the difference between life and death for radiotherapy patients

A lung cancer patient’s chance of survival after radiotherapy could hinge on a matter of millimeters, researchers reported at the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology’s (ESTRO) 2018 conference in Barcelona.

Clothing company in Japan designs underwear for women with breast cancer

Mie Bowman, a 36-year-old breast cancer survivor, started a business in Japan that designs undershirts with built-in bras for women experiencing discomfort due to breast cancer.

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Explosive growth in ASC codes fuels opportunity

Since the introduction of the concept of an interventional radiology ambulatory surgery center (“irASC”) in 2016, there’s been an explosion in the number of billing codes that permit irASCs to collect for outpatient interventional procedures.

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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.