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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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2 societies decline to endorse imaging guidelines for chest pain

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) and the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) have declined to endorse new guidelines on appropriate use criteria (AUC) for emergency department (ED) patients with chest pain. 

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GE Healthcare’s 4Q profit, revenue both drop

General Electric (GE) released its fourth-quarter earnings last week, and numbers show GE Healthcare’s profit and revenue are down compared to 2014’s numbers.

Radiologist passes away after tragic skiing accident in Utah

Douglas Green, MD, a radiologist at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle, Wash., died last week in an avalanche while skiing in Utah. He was 49.

Global RIS Radiology Information System Market 2016 Industry Research, Size, Share, Analysis & Growth

The market report, titled RIS Radiology Information System Market 2016, is an analytical research done by Market Research Store study based on the RIS Radiology Information System market, which analyzes the competitive framework of the RIS Radiology Information System industry worldwide. This report “Worldwide RIS Radiology Information System Market 2016” build by the usage of efficient methodical tools such SWOT analysis, the RIS Radiology Information System industrial 2016 study offers a comprehensive evaluation worldwide RIS Radiology Information System market.

Zotec Partners Continues RBMA Gold Sponsorship in 2016, Supports Radiology Industry Since 2004

Zotec Partners (Zotec), the industry leader in radiology revenue cycle and practice management services, is pleased to announce it will continue a Gold-level sponsorship commitment with the Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) in 2016.

Missouri radiology professor named India's Person of the Year in Science

Kattesh Katti, PhD, a professor at the University of Missouri (MU), has been named the 2016 Person of the Year in Science by Vijayavani, a daily newspaper in the Indian state of Karnataka. 

CMS corrects MPFS error

CMS has updated the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) to correct a significant typo concerning the RVUs of specific CPT codes. 

4 tips for developing your business strategy

Do you know your practice’s business strategy? Or, perhaps a more relevant question: Does your practice have a business strategy? 

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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.