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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Hologic Reports Net Loss of $51.1 million

Its second quarter revenue of $619.1 million missed its projected revenue by $20.43 million and sent its stock price down 3 percent

Adventist Health Settles False Claim Suit for $14.1 Million

Adventist Health System/West and its affiliated hospital White Memorial Medical Center in Los Angeles will pay the government $14.1 million to resolve claims that they violated the False Claims Act

Just 12% of ACR Members Contribute to RADPAC

In the Board of Chancellors report to members at the ACR’s Annual Meeting and Chapter Leadership Conference, Paul H. Ellenbogen, MD, FACR, BOC chair, highlighted the low percentage of members who contribute to the organization’s political action committee, RADPAC, as an opportunity for improvement

UltraSPECT Hopes For Sales Boost From Partnership With PharmaLogic

Nuclear medicine image reconstruction company UltraSPECT has formed a distribution agreement with PharmaLogic to sell more of its UltraSPECT's Cardiac and Bone imaging applications to PharmaLogic’s hospital and imaging center customers

Health Execs Name Worst and Best Payors

The annual ReviveHealth survey of hospital and health system executives' thoughts on payors is out and once again, WellPoint/Anthem was considered the worst payor to deal with

ASTRO Members Lobby Congress to End Self-Referral Loophole

According the American Society for Radiation Oncology, more than 100 ASTRO members met with more than 300 members of Congress as part of the 10th annual ASTRO Advocacy Day

Two Montana Hospitals Settle Stark Law Allegations for $4 Million

St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings and Holy Rosary Healthcare in Miles City have paid the Department of Justice (DOJ) $3.95 million plus interest to settle allegations that the hospitals paid physicians for referrals

Magellan RBM Unit Posts 44% Profit Growth for Q1

Magellan Health Services reported a 6.3% Q1 year-over-year increase in revenue, with a 24.9% overall segment profit before EBITA. Three of five segments reported growth in profits, including the radiology benefits management segment, with profits of $19,274,000 in Q1 2013 compared to $13,361,000 in Q1 2012, a 44% increase.

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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.