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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New billing company sees opportunity in consolidated market

Three regional billing companies have merged to create a new national billing company based in Salt Lake City, Utah, targeting radiology practices and hospital radiology departments.

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Radiology Bears and Bulls

Sponsored by Konica Minolta

It is an article of faith for those who are active in the stock market that both bears and bulls can and do succeed and make money, as long as each approach is a decision based on a strategy. Bears are skeptical, cautious, hedging their bets against a rising tide that they see as illusory or unsustainable.

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RBMA Fall Educational Conference 2014

October 19-21Seattle, WA

AAPC 2014 Regional Conference

September 18-20, 2014Anaheim, CA

AAPC 2014 Regional Conference

August 28-30, 2014Chicago, IL 

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MGMA cries foul over high fees charged for EFT transactions

Just six months after implementation of the new electronic funds transfer (EFT) operating rules, the Medical Group Management Association has dashed off a letter to the CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner complaining that payors and clearinghouses are charging unreasonable fees to providers for EFT transactions, asking for guidance from the agency.

Argus Radiology awarded Gold Seal of Approval accreditation from The Joint Commission

Columbia, MO, June 23, 2014 – Argus Radiology, a United States based and privately owned Teleradiology/Telemedicine healthcare service company, has been awarded The Joint Commission’s prestigious “Gold Seal of Approval®.” The internationally recognized symbol is granted as an indicator of Argus Radiology’s commitment to provide high quality patient care, improve efficiencies and meet the most rigorous standards of performance, as seen on argusrad.com/accreditation.

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Striking a Match: A Perspective on Evaluating Benefit Structures When Considering a Merger

Zotec

To achieve success in consolidating two radiology practices, it’s important that they are a “good fit.” But what determines a good fit?  While practices may be similar in size and may even have some structural similarities, no two practices are exactly alike.

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