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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CMS updates ACO rule, includes third track for savings

A new final rule published by CMS updates the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) by providing Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) with a new track for shared saving, more flexibility, and more incentives.

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ZDogg is in the house! RBMA Radiology Summit begins on June 7

The Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) Radiology Summit is right around the corner, running June 7-10 in Las Vegas. Highlighting the event will be a special appearance by keynote speaker Zubin Damania, MD, also known to the world as ZDogg, MD, the wacky rapping internist.

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Top 1% of physicians who billed Medicare last year received 17.5% of payments

The top 1% of all physicians who billed Medicare in 2013—including 240 radiologists—received 17.5% of the federal program’s total payments, according to the Wall Street Journal’s recent analysis of CMS data. That number is up from 16.6% in 2012.  

Digisonics showcases enterprise PACS and structured reporting solutions at SIIM 2015

HOUSTON (May 7, 2015) – Digisonics (Booth #523), a leading integrator/provider of Enterprise PACS and Structured Reporting Systems, will showcase its latest offerings to improve workflow efficiency at this year’s Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

Infographic maps potential impact of King v. Burwell ruling on 34 states

A Supreme Court ruling on King v. Burwell, a case questioning the constitutionality of federal subsidies found within the Affordable Care Act, is expected by the end of June. An interactive map from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows how a ruling in favor of the plaintiffs could affect the 34 states in which exchanges are run by the federal government.

Yikes! Thousands of medical records from radiology practice found in dumpster

A man found 65 boxes of medical records from a radiology practice stuffed in a dumpster outside of a storage facility in Richmond, Ky. The boxes contained detailed patient information, including social security numbers and credit card numbers.

Task force says simplified documentation, transparency could improve EHRs

A multidisciplinary task force put together by the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) shared its recommendations for improving electronic health records (EHRs) in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.

Rome Radiology Group aligns with the Strategic Radiology® national coalition

Strategic Radiology (SR) announced today that Rome Radiology Group (RRG) of Rome, GA has joined forces with the SR coalition of progressive, independent radiology groups geographically dispersed throughout the US.

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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.