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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Siemens’ PETNET Solutions receives ANDA approval for PET radiopharmaceutical

Siemens’ PETNET Solutions announced last week it has received Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) approval from the Food and Drug Administration for its PET radiopharmaceutical sodium fluoride F 18 injection (18F NaF). 

SHINE Medical Technologies names new president

SHINE Medical Technologies, a medical isotope manufacturer, announced on Oct. 1 that Todd Asmuth has been named the company’s president. 

Volpara Solutions, Premier reach three-year agreement

Volpara Solutions, the breast imaging technology company, has announced a new agreement with the Premier healthcare alliance.

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Konica Minolta acquires Viztek

Konica Minolta Medical Imaging has acquired Viztek, its parent company, Konica Minolta, announced today. 

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Members of Congress urge CMS not to change payments for radiation therapy

More than 200 members of Congress have signed letters urging CMS not to go through with the change to payments for radiation oncology services included in its 2016 Medicare Physician Free Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule. 

Philips, MIT to research new ways to measure intracranial pressure

Royal Philips is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to research a less invasive method for measuring intracranial pressure (ICP), Philips announced this week. 

Kubtec, Premier reach purchasing agreement

Kubtec, an x-ray systems developer based out of Milford, Conn., now has a purchasing agreement with the healthcare improvement company Premier. 

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Reference payment initiative for colonoscopy saves $7 million

A reference payment initiative can lead to increased savings and lowered prices, according to a recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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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.