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.

Intelerad’s executive announcement, new radiologic technologist trustees, and more radiology workforce moves

Plus, Brigham and Women’s Physician Organization's new president and the Center for Diagnostic Imaging restructures its leadership team.

Radiologists aren’t exercising regularly, with nearly 90% suffering shoulder, neck pain at work

The researchers said incorporating regular workouts at home and in the office are important to combatting the profession's often sedentary work life.

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Imaging groups urge USPSTF to remove 'arbitrary' cutoffs, expand lung cancer screening eligibility

The ACR and MITA both strongly support the proposal to lower screening age and smoking history requirements, but say the recent changes do not go far enough.

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NIH launches $20M project to identify kids at risk of deadly post-COVID disease

Federal officials will award successful proposals in a bid to understand the causes of multisystem inflammatory syndrome or MIS-C.

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Imaging lobbyist slams new bill granting third-party servicers access to medical devices during COVID-19

“While the intention of the bill’s sponsors is to protect patients, the unintended consequences of this legislation would increase the risk to patient safety,” said Patrick Hope, executive director of MITA.

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$35M funding opportunity for Mo-99, Siemens FDA approval, and more imaging vendor news

Plus, RadNet and Hologic team up to advance artificial intelligence in breast imaging, and GE Healthcare strikes a distribution deal.

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Informational MRI booklet helps patients rest easy prior to exam time

Many patients shudder at the thought of the loud noise and enclosed space waiting for them inside of an MRI exam, but Swedish clinicians believe their approach may help.

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Intelerad acquires private cloud provider Radius

The move builds upon the Montreal tech company’s cloud-based imaging strategy and allows Intelerad to provide a flexible approach to managed services and a hybrid cloud solution to providers.

Around the web

A total of 16 cardiology practices from 12 states settled with the DOJ to resolve allegations they overbilled Medicare for imaging agents used to diagnose cardiovascular disease. 

CCTA is being utilized more and more for the diagnosis and management of suspected coronary artery disease. An international group of specialists shared their perspective on this ongoing trend.

The new technology shows early potential to make a significant impact on imaging workflows and patient care.