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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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St. Anne Mercy: Getting its volume and keeping its value, too

Sponsored by Hitachi Healthcare Americas

Often lost amid all the talk of U.S. healthcare’s volume-to-value transformation is the plain and simple truth that volume doesn’t stop mattering just because value matters more than it did before. This is especially germane to provider organizations caring for patients at the population level.

Make it count: 5 ways to have a positive impact during brief patient encounters

Radiologists don’t always get to spend a lot of time speaking with patients. Nevertheless, according to a recent article published by Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology, there are plenty of ways to make a good first impression when brief patient encounters do take place.

Q&A: Canon’s Richard Berger on the big Toshiba Medical Systems acquisition

After more than a week of rumors and speculation, Toshiba and Canon both made it official on Thursday: Canon has agreed to purchase Toshiba Medical Systems for more than $6 billion. Richard Berger, Canon’s global PR manager, talked about the deal via email with RadiologyBusiness.com, praising the company’s reputation and looking ahead to the future.

CIVCO announces acquisition of PCI Medical

CIVCO Medical Solutions announced this week it has acquired PCI Medical, a company that specializes in effective disinfection of heat-sensitive medical devices. No exact figures were made public.

Baylis Medical to open new facility with help from Ontario’s government

Baylis Medical, a medical device company with offices throughout the world, has announced plans to invest $32.5 million in a new research and development facility in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Part of that investment comes directly from the province of Ontario, which will provide a grant of up to $4.22 million toward the expansion.

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Toshiba makes rumored sale of Toshiba Medical Systems to Canon official

Toshiba has officially announced the sale of its Toshiba Medical Systems unit to Canon for $6.2 billion. A newspaper from Tokyo reported the news last week, but it had not been confirmed until now.

Massachusetts library hosting 6-week course on history of medical imaging

Enrollment is now underway in Massachusetts for a six-week course on the history of medical imaging. 

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AHRA: Regulatory experts share latest on key issues

AHRA’s 2016 Spring Conference is currently underway in Chicago, and attendees were able to catch up on some of the imaging industry’s many regulatory issues today thanks to a detailed presentation from Sheila Sferrella, Regent Health Resources senior vice president and former AHRA president, and Melody W. Mulaik, president and Co-Founder of Coding Strategies, Inc.

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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.