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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German case study shows benefit of Lean Six Sigma method in IR suite

A recent case study in the Journal of the American College of Radiology looked at how the Lean Six Sigma methodology can be used to improve the efficiency of an interventional radiology (IR) suite. 

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AHRA: Reduce radiation doses through focus and commitment

With detailed data analysis and updated protocols, hospitals can expose patients to significantly less radiation, according to a presentation at the AHRA Annual Meeting 2015 in Las Vegas.

Medical device company completes reverse merger, raises $26.7 million

ViewRay, Inc., a medical device company focused on treating cancer through advanced radiation therapy,  announced this week that it has gone public through a reverse merger and raised $26.7 million in private placement. 

Philips Healthcare Q2: Imaging order intake down, other divisions up

Philips Healthcare’s second quarter showed an 8% increase in sales, but order intake for its Imaging Services division took a double-digit hit, according to the earnings report released earlier this week.

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Radiology’s impact: Journey to Botswana offers lesson on the value of radiologists

Four weeks in Molepolole, Botswana proved to be the experience of a lifetime for one Boston radiologist. 

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Guerbet to acquire Mallinckrodt's contrast media business in $270M deal

Guerbet has entered into a definitive agreement under which it will acquire Mallinckrodt's contrast media and delivery systems business (CMDS).  

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FDA investigating gadolinium contrast retention concerns

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Monday in a safety alert that it is investigating the risk of gadolinium being retained in patients who undergo MRI with certain gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs). 

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Brace for impact: ICD-10 will keep radiologists busy

The conversion from ICD-9 codes to ICD-10 is almost here, and radiologists should expect a 6-fold increase in the number of codes they use, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. 

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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.