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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ACR bringing ‘imaging boot camp’ to Middle East

The American College of Radiology (ACR) announced this week it has partnered with GE Healthcare and King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to develop an ACR-led “imaging boot camp” for breast radiologists in the Middle East.

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Happy trails: 3 helpful tips for radiologists considering a new profession

Radiologists sometimes find themselves ready to leave the profession and seek employment outside of their medical careers. A recent article from the Journal of the American College of Radiology offered helpful advice for radiologists choosing to move on to the next phase of their professional careers.

Mallinckrodt releases fiscal year Q2 results

Biopharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt has released its financial results for the second quarter of the 2016 fiscal year, reporting net sales of $918 million, up more than 12 percent compared to last year. 

Radiologist pushes for plant-based diet

A team of doctors is making an effort to get more people to eat a vegan diet as a way to avoid such health issues as obesity and diabetes. 

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Q&A: Garry Choy on patient engagement and how to make rad resident training more valuable

Garry Choy, MBA, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, spoke with Radiology Business about the fastest way to define your workplace’s “culture” and the importance of training radiology residents about the power of their own words.

Hitachi Medical Systems America Announces Unique All-Inclusive Program for Scenaria SE 64/128 CT

Cleveland, Ohio (May 2, 2016) – Hitachi Medical Systems America, Inc., a leading provider of diagnostic imaging equipment announces its All-Inclusive Service and Support Program for its Premium Performance Scenaria SE 64/128-slice CT. Hitachi’s All-Inclusive program provides Hitachi’s latest Premium 128-slice CT equipment with 5 years All-Inclusive Support, providing an excellent value that addresses key economic challenges imposed by today’s value-based healthcare environment.

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Healthcare metrics just got a little easier to understand

Health systems have been faced with trying to make sense of thousands of different healthcare metrics, but according to a recent article published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology, a recent compromise has helped cut down on a lot of that confusion. 

NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes names new COO

NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, a nuclear medicine company based out of Madison, Wis., announced it has hired Stephen Merrick to be the company’s senior vice president and chief operating officer. 

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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.