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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What happens when radiologists hedge even when certain

Associate professor of radiology at Duke University School of Medicine, Jenny Hoang, MBBS, published an article in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, outlining reasons why radiologists should not hedge when there is certainty.

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Squeeze play: Radiologists face pressure to consolidate

Consolidation in U.S. healthcare has been increasing for some time and is only accelerating, according to Paul Ginsberg of the Brookings Institution. While some comes from mergers and acquisitions, a surprising amount stems from larger organizations eating the market share of smaller practices, a testament to the strength of economies of scale.

ASRT Survey Finds Slight Rise in Radiography Educational Program Enrollment

Directors of radiologic technology educational programs report that the number of students enrolling in radiography and nuclear medicine programs increased slightly in 2016, while radiation therapy programs saw a slight decline.

Seno Medical Instruments Appoints Steve Miller as SVP of Engineering

Seno Medical Instruments, Inc., the leader in improving the process of diagnosing breast cancer through the development of an opto-acoustic (OA/US) imaging device, today announced the appointment of Steve Miller as SVP of Engineering.

The ESR and CIRSE join forces in diagnostic and interventional radiology to promote patient care

Tuesday, January 17, 2017 (Vienna) – The European  Society of Radiology (ESR) and the Cardiovascular and  Interventional Radiological  Society of Europe (CIRSE), have joined forces to address the future of diagnostic and interventional radiology with a special focus on improving patient care.

ACR Sponsorship Introduces Radiology to Medical Students

Apply for Summer Internship Program, Provided by Nth Dimensions and American College of Radiology, Through Jan. 31

The unexpected value of branding in radiology

Branding is important for imaging practices as well as individual radiologists, according to James A. Brink, MD, radiologist-in-chief at Massachusetts General Hospital.

ACA repeal could reverse gains in screening

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) out-of-pocket provision for preventative care increased screening uptake, especially among lower-income patients, but the ACA’s impending repeal could undo those gains, according to industry experts.

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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.