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 letter to CMS addresses AUC, lung cancer screening

The American College of Radiology (ACR) published a letter to CMS acting administrator Andy Slavitt before the holidays, summarizing its thoughts on 14 different issues related to the imaging industry. 

Report: After accounting scandal, Toshiba looks to sell medical equipment business

According to a recent report, Toshiba is considering selling its medical equipment business subsidiary, Toshiba Medical Systems Corp., to Fujifilm Holdings.

Radiologist dies in car crash, was 'heart of the office'

Radiologist Cynthia H. Goralnik, MD, died tragically following a car crash on the morning of Dec. 29, 2015, after another vehicle changed lanes without warning. Goralnik, 61, was married and had three children. She had been with SimonMed for eight years.

Private practice work makes up majority of radiology job openings

Three out of four radiology job postings are for private practices, according to a new study published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Michigan radiologist recognized by Continental Who's Who

Radiologist Mehran Salari, MD, has been recognized in the Continental Who’s Who as a “Pinnacle Professional” in the field of healthcare. Salari is a partner at Southfield Radiology Associates in Southfield, Mich.

New radiologic technologists bill introduced in Missouri

Missouri is one of only five states where radiologic technologists can perform procedures without any sort of required license or training about medical radiation safety, patient positioning, or basic radiologic science physics. However, a bill introduced by state representative Galen Higdon on Dec. 2 could change all of that in the near future. 

Sectra strikes deal to provide cloud services to Swedish county's health centers

Sectra, the international medical IT and technology company, has signed a multi-year contract with Norrbottens Läns Landsting (NLL), a county council in Sweden, to provide its cloud services for handling radiology images and patient information.

Academy of Radiology Research thanks Congress for increase in funding

The $1.1 trillion spending bill passed by Congress last week has earned high marks from numerous imaging societies, including the American College of Radiology and Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance. Now, the Academy of Radiology Research has also shown its support for the bill, applauding the $16.8 million increase in funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). 

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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.