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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Arkansas breast center recovers from fire—and then some

A breast imaging facility damaged by fire in December 2015 has reopened its doors after operating since last winter in a temporary space. A TV station local to the area, Northwest Arkansas, has covered the happy occasion. 

Patient and Provider Groups to Congress: Pass Medicare Virtual Colonoscopy Coverage

Patient and Provider Groups to Congress: Pass Medicare Virtual Colonoscopy Coverage

Colon cancer coalition urges lawmakers to cover virtual colonoscopy

A coalition of colorectal cancer societies and advocacy groups urged Congress to pass legislation covering CT colonography under Medicare, the latest development in a decades-long effort to increase colorectal cancer screening rates. The CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act (House Resolution 1298) was introduced in early March by Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, and Danny Davis, D-Illinois.

Researchers find sharp rise in of colon cancer in young adults

Researchers from the American Cancer Society found a significant uptick in the number of young and middle-aged Americans diagnosed with colorectal cancer, attributed to lifestyle factors such as obesity and sedentary lifestyles. Published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, the authors concluded the risk of colorectal cancer for young adults today is the same as it was in 1890. 

Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology planning two new locations

Long Island, New York-based Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology is opening two new locations in Queens that will create 40 to 50 jobs in the area.

Patients with colon cancer that has spread to liver now have additional treatment option

Houston-area patients with colon cancer that has spread to the liver now have the option of receiving care from radiologists from Synergy Radiology Associates (SRA), who are now able to use Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT) in patients with liver-dominant, chemotherapy-resistant colorectal disease.

Are women receiving proper care for cervical cancer?

In a recent blog post by the University of Michigan Health Lab, the manager of cancer communication for the university's cancer center discussed findings from a study showing that not all women get appropriate care for cervical cancer.   

AHRA 45th Annual Meeting Keynote Speakers Announced

The Association for Medical Imaging Management have announced the keynote speakers for the AHRA 45th Annual Meeting and Exposition, a premier educational event for radiology administration in Anaheim, CA on July 9-12, 2017.

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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.