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.

Study examines performance of rads, residents in interpreting low-dose appendiceal CT

Radiologists require years of training and clinical experience to significantly improve at interpreting low-dose appendiceal CT, according to a recent study published by the American Journal of Roentgenology.

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FDA: Mammo facilities no longer required to maintain printers

The FDA has announced that mammography facilities are no longer required to maintain a printer and/or the ability to print hard-copy images. The decision is now up to each individual facility.

Infographic: 5 tips for making RSNA 2015 the best conference ever

Get excited! RSNA 2015 is right around the corner. Here are a few ways to make sure you get the most out of it.

Visaris Americas to Showcase Advanced Digital Imaging System Portfolio and Pacs Workflow Solutions at Industry’s Largest North American Conference

Visaris Americas, an innovative provider of digital imaging technology and PACS workflow solutions for the medical diagnostics market is pleased to announce the Company will exhibit its comprehensive digital X-ray imaging portfolio at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA®) North Building – Booth 7761.

Lexmark Healthcare, CDI partner to create new medical image exchange

Lexmark Healthcare and Center for Diagnostic Imaging (CDI) have partnered to announce the availability of the National Image Exchange, which allows healthcare organizations to exchange medical images and content both with each other and with organizations outside of the CDI network. 

Is it time for a reduction in radiology residency positions?

According to a recent study in Academic Radiology, supply in the radiology job market significantly outweighs demand, and residency positions should be reduced as a result.

ACR Assist will be on display at RSNA 2015

The American College of Radiology (ACR)’s ACR Assist will be demonstrated by healthcare companies such as Cerner, Epic, and Nuance at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2015 Annual Meeting in Chicago. 

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Four Areas Where Radiology Can Improve Cancer Care

Sponsored by Sectra

Modern cancer care urgently demands new approaches. Lives are at risk, and an ever increasing number of cancer patients and complex examinations constitute more of the radiologist's workload than ever before.

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The patient, who was being cared for in the ICU, was not accompanied or monitored by nursing staff during his exam, despite being sedated.

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.

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.