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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BioTelemetry to acquire VirtualScopics for more than $15 million

BioTelemetry has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire clinical trial imaging company VirtualScopics for approximately $15.5 million, the companies announced today. 

Many rad departments still lack PACS-EMR integration, but improvement may be on the way

Integration between PACS and electronic medical records (EMRs) is still lacking for many radiologists, but there are reasons to believe it could improve in the near future, according to a recent study published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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Viewing PACS in a whole new light

Sponsored by FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas

When we unveiled the next-generation upgrades to Fujifilm’s broad, integrated Synapse portfolio at RSNA last fall, our newest enterprise imaging technology Synapse 5 was the hit of the show. This wasn’t surprising. After all, PACS represents the cornerstone of the comprehensive Synapse line of solutions—a product family that also includes innovative VNA, 3D, RIS, cardiovascular and mobile offerings.

VNA: Building a new foundation for a 9-PACS healthcare ecosystem

Sponsored by FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas

INTEGRIS Health, Oklahoma’s largest healthcare network, recently had to find a solution to a significant problem: its nine hospital PACS were out of space, their software was out of date and the situation was out of control.

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5 signs of ineffective leadership in radiology

The success or failure of a radiology department can often be traced back to its leadership. A recent article published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology expanded on that, detailing some of the many habits and characteristics of an ineffective leader.

Radiologist in Australia facing sexual assault charges in U.S. has registration cancelled

A radiologist in Australia had his medical registration canceled by the Medical Board of Australia after it was revealed he was facing sexual assault charges in the United States. 

Build Lung Cancer Screening Programs That Grow, Evolve

Washington, DC (March 23, 2016) — Radiologists can get “the right stuff” to build effective multidisciplinary teams and to advance the quality and effectiveness of lung cancer screening programs at ACR 2016 —The Crossroads of Radiology®. 

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Limit now to preserve the future

March is an exciting month for baseball fans. Temperatures are rising, Spring Training is officially underway, and fantasy players everywhere are preparing for their drafts. Listen close enough and you can almost hear the faint sounds of a crowd singing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.”

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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.