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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Merge and RAD-AID Team Up to Help Developing Countries

Merge Healthcare (NASDAQ:MRGE) today announced a new global collaboration with the nonprofit organization, RAD-AID International, (US Registered 501c3) to bring vital radiology and health information technologies to medically underserved and poor regions of the world. 

Sectra announces over $26 million in net sales for Q1

Medical IT and technology company Sectra has announced its earnings for the first quarter of the 2015/2016 fiscal year, including $26.75 million in net sales, up almost 6 percent from the previous year.  

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Stanford chair of radiology calls for increased focus on early detection

The World Molecular Imaging Society (WMIS) held its 2015 World Molecular Imaging Congress last week in Honolulu, Hawaii, gathering leaders from throughout the industry to present their latest research. During the conference, Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, MD, 2017 WMIS president-elect and chair of the department of radiology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, spoke to the media about what he considers one of the most important issues facing molecular imaging today: an increased focus on early detection. 

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Are Physicians Compare metrics missing the mark on radiologist performance?

When the Affordable Care Act required physician performance information to be made available in a way that allows patients to make comparisons based on quality of care, the CMS Physicians Compare Initiative was born. However, according to a recent study published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology, the initiative should include more imaging-specific metrics so it can accurately reflect a radiologist’s overall performance. 

Lantheus Holdings names new president, CEO

Lantheus Holdings, the parent company of global imaging manufacturer Lantheus Medical Imaging, announced last week that Mary Anne Heino has been named president and CEO. She is also now one of the company’s directors. 

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Imaging department reduces staffing hours, improves productivity

After 17 months of hard work, employees at the Schneck Medical Center in Seymour, Ind., successfully decreased staffing hours in their diagnostic imaging department while increasing staff productivity and workforce engagement. How did they do it? 

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ACA may lead to jump in ED utilization

Recent history indicates that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) may lead to a significant increase in emergency department utilization, according to research published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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Big deals in a busy August

So much for a summer lull. Some of the biggest names in healthcare made big moves this month, announcing major acquisitions and partnerships that will reshape markets and lead to some pretty intriguing improvements for patient care.

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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.