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.

Brookfield Zoo first in U.S. to hire full-time veterinary radiologist

Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill., became the first zoo in the United States to have a full-time veterinary radiologist on staff when it hired Marina Ivančić, DVM, DACVR, to care for its animals and consult with other zoos on the side.

AMIC, NRHA ask CMS to oppose site-neutral payment policy expansion

The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) and National Rural Health Association (NRHA) released a joint statement Wednesday asking CMS to oppose the expansion of site-neutral payment policies designed to reduce Medicare payments for certain services performed in hospital outpatient settings.”

Under pressure: 3 key takeaways from a new survey on burnout in radiology

Burnout is found in all healthcare specialties, but what about radiology specifically? Jeffrey P. Guenette, MD, and Stacy E. Smith, MD, of the department of radiology at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, surveyed resident members of the New England Roentgen Ray Society to explore the seriousness of burnout in radiology.

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Senate delays vote on healthcare bill until after July 4 congressional recess

Senate Republicans are delaying the vote on their Affordable Care Act (ACA) replacement until after the July 4 congressional recess, missing a self-imposed deadline due to holdouts on both ends of the conservative spectrum.

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Hands-on radiology lessons for first-year med students: feasible, affordable—and rewarding

The medical school at Howard University in Washington, D.C., isn’t the first to add a dedicated radiology component for first-year students learning basic anatomy. But it has set the bar for others looking to offer clinical novices a meaningfully deep radiological dive in the face of limited resources—human as well as fiscal—and within an already-packed curriculum.

vRad recognized in Minnesota for corporate culture, wellness program

vRad, a MEDNAX company, announced Monday that it has received local recognition from the Minneapolis area for its corporate culture and its company wellness program.

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Q&A: Stephen Ferrara on his journey to be the first radiologist elected to Congress

Stephen Ferrara, MD, joined the Navy in 1991 and spent the next 25 years serving all over the world. Now, Ferrara—an interventional radiologist—is running for Congress as a Republican in Arizona’s 9th Congressional District.Ferrara sat down with Radiology Business to talk about his long career of service, how radiology helped prepare him for running a political campaign, and his family’s support.

2018 QPP proposed rule offers plenty of pros for imaging

The 2018 Quality Payment Program proposed rule eases the burden on small and rural practices compared to the 2017 rule, more or less responding to criticism of the 2017 rule’s high expectations on practices.

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

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.

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.