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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Q&A: How Amit Majmudar balances practicing radiology with being Ohio’s first poet laureate

On Dec. 17, Ohio Governor John R. Kasich announced that Amit Majmudar, MD, had been named the state’s first poet laureate. Majmudar writes fiction, poetry, and literary criticism. He is also a practicing radiologist, currently working for Radiology, Inc., in Columbus.

RSNA journal seeking new editor

Considering a career change? A new way to share your expertise on radiology? This may be the job for you. The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Board of Directors has announced that Radiology, the journal published by RSNA since 1923, is searching for a new editor. 

Sectra acquires medical IT company RxEye AB

Sectra, an international medical IT and technology company, announced earlier this week the acquisition of Swedish medical IT company RxEye AB. The deal was financed using Sectra’s own funding and finalized on Dec. 30, 2015.

Digirad closes DMS Health acquisition

Digirad Corporation, a Suwanee, Ga.-based developer and manufacturer of diagnostic imaging systems, announced this week that it has officially closed its acquisition of DMS Health Technologies. The deal, first announced back in October 2015, was for $36 million. 

Rapid Radiology acquires AMI

Rapid Radiology, a Lakeway, Texas-based radiology and telemedicine company, has announced the acquisition of Advanced Medical Imaging & Teleradiology (AMI). The terms of the deal were not made public. 

More control, less stress: 5 strategies to reduce radiologist burnout

Patient satisfaction has been at the forefront of providers' minds lately, but physician satisfaction is another important piece of practice optimization. On that score, things have not gone quite so well for radiologists, according to a recent article in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. 

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Patient-centric rad departments have shorter perceived wait times

Focusing on a patient’s satisfaction can lead to shorter perceived wait times and, yes, high patient satisfaction, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. 

RSNA 2015: By the numbers

The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has announced that the final attendance figure for its 2015 annual meeting in Chicago was 51,922, down from 56,026 at RSNA 2014. 

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