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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ASRT Foundation Marks Two Million Dollar Milestone

The ASRT Foundation’s 30th anniversary celebration campaign reached a major milestone in September with more than $2 million in commitments from individuals and organizations.

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ACR, MITA release statements about USPSTF draft colorectal cancer screening recommendations

The American College of Radiology (ACR) and Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) have both issued statements about the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) not fully endorsing CT colonography as a part of its draft colorectal cancer screening recommendations. 

Academic radiology chairs put most value in job candidate’s subspecialty expertise

Chairs of academic radiology departments put more value in a candidate’s expertise in their subspecialty than any other criteria, according to a recent survey published in Academic Radiology. 

Konica Minolta Medical Imaging, Viztek both excited about future after acquisition

Konica Minolta made headlines on Oct. 1 when it acquired Viztek, a provider of digital software and hardware imaging products based out of Garner, N.C., through its U.S. healthcare company, Konica Minolta Medical Imaging.  Joe Cermin, president of Viztek, told RadiologyBusiness.com that a lot of time and energy went into the acquisition, and he’s excited to move ahead.  

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Q&A: Protiviti’s Scott Erven talks medical devices and patient security

Scott Erven, associate director at the global consulting firm Protiviti, and Mark Collao, security consultant for security company Neohapsis, gave a presentation last month at DerbyCon 5.0 in Louisville, Ky., about the security of computer systems and medical devices in the U.S. Erven spoke with RadiologyBusiness.com about the situation, sharing his insight along with some tips for keeping computer systems and medical devices as secure as possible.   

SNMMI board unanimously votes against ABNM/ABR proposal

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) board of directors has unanimously voted that it does not support the proposal by the American Board of Nuclear Medicine (ABNM) and American Board of Radiology (ABR) to develop a new single training pathway that incorporates both nuclear medicine (NM) and diagnostic radiology (DR). 

Radiologist named New Brunswick Medical Society president

The New Brunswick Medical Society announced this week that diagnostic radiologist John Whelan, MD, is its new president. 

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Is anyone still unaware of breast cancer?

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, although you probably don’t need another reminder of the fact. 

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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.