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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FDA issues new draft recommendations for medical device manufacturers

The FDA has published draft updated recommendations that assist manufacturers with knowing when they are legally required to notify the FDA about medical device modifications. An additional guidance focused on software devices was also published. The two documents, once finalized, will replace a guidance that dates back to 1997.

CMS appoints 3 ACR members to new committee

Three experienced members of the American College of Radiology (ACR) have been appointed to the CMS Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) Episode Care Groups and Resource Use Measures Clinical Committee. The committee was created by CMS to provide input on details regarding the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System. 

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The results are in! 3 key takeaways from the ACR Commission on Human Resources survey

The American College of Radiology (ACR) Commission on Human Resources has published the results of its annual workplace survey in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. More than 500 practice leaders responded to the survey, which corresponds to more than 13,000 radiologists. The ACR’s annual survey, which was first published in 2011, was developed to help track hiring trends within the imaging industry in the United States.

Iowa health system becomes only ACR designated Lung Cancer Screening Center in region

The American College of Radiology named the Pella Regional Health Center in Pella, Iowa, as a Lung Cancer Screening Center last month. 

Old and new cancer treatments could join forces

Combining cutting-edge developments with conventional wisdom might be the best approach to treat as many people as possible as effectively as possible when it comes to cancer, according to Stat News. 

Lumos enhanced imaging receives FDA clearance

The FDA has recently given EndoChoice clearance for its Lumos imaging software system, which can improve detection and provide clearer images to physicians.

AHRA 2016: How to manage four generations of employees at once

According to Linda Womack, CRA, MHA, executive director of medical imaging at John Muir Health in Walnut Creek, California, employees who feel engaged are more loyal, more energetic and much more willing to go above and beyond than those who are not engaged. She also said they take more pride in their work, which can directly lead to patients receiving better care. 

Indicted Texas AG took $100k from imaging CEO under investigation for fraud

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is facing three counts of felony securities fraud, accepted a $100,000 gift to fund his defense from the head of an imaging company his office was investigating for Medicaid fraud, according to the Associated Press.

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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.