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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Will Connecticut fix its budget woes on the backs of radiology patients?

Earlier this year, Connecticut cut Medicaid reimbursement rates for OB-GYN and radiology. In June, the Nutmeg State’s general assembly voted to restore the former in large part but the latter barely at all. Some say the radiology cut—$4.45 million, a whopping 42.5%—will block access to care for many patients who need it most.

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Many providers still unprepared as ICD-10 deadline approaches

The deadline for full ICD-10 implementation is Oct. 1, 2015, but many healthcare providers remain unprepared, according to a new eHealth Initiative survey.

AdvaMed, MDMA & MITA commend House passage of legislation to repeal the medical device tax

The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), the Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA) and the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA), a division of National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), today commended the House of Representatives for passing legislation to repeal the medical device excise tax. The legislation, H.R. 160 “The Protect Medical Innovation Act,” passed with a vote of 280 to 140.

Policy minimizes reading room interruptions, protocol-related patient delays

Updating protocol and contrast media policies can lead fewer interruptions in radiology reading rooms, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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Radiologist dies after being struck by drunk driver

Kenneth E. Najarian, MD, a radiologist at the University of Vermont Medical Center and professor at the University of Vermont, died tragically on June 17 when his bicycle was struck by a drunk driver. Najarian, 60, was married with two children. 

243 arrests made in historic healthcare fraud crackdown

As part of a nationwide crackdown on healthcare fraud, federal officials arrested 243 people last week for allegedly participating in schemes that involved approximately $712 million in false billings to Medicare and Medicaid. The arrests included 46 doctors, nurses and other licensed medical professionals. 

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Calgary Scientific Inc. hires Dave Waldrop to head global sales and marketing

Calgary – June 22, 2015 – Calgary Scientific Inc., a company known for creating innovative technology for the medical industry and beyond, announced today that Dave Waldrop has been named Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing.

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Informatics: The practice administrator's new BFF

As the regulatory and compliance burden on radiology practices grows, practice administrators increasingly are looking to IT to automate as much of the burden as possible.

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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.