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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Lung cancer missed on CT prompts $10M lawsuit against U.S. government

As a result of the misread, a North Carolina Congressman is planning to draft legislation that would allow military personnel to sue the U.S. military and federal government for injuries incidental to military service, according to a recent report by FOX 46 Charlotte.

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People with patient portal experience less willing to wait for imaging results

In an increasingly technology-driven world, more hospitals are introducing patient portal systems. But when it comes to delivering imaging results to patients, instant access isn’t always best, wrote authors of a new study published in Radiology.

Highly-reimbursed cardiologists receive greatest Medicare payments from imaging

Non-radiologist performed imaging payments comprised substantial proportions of overall Medicare reimbursement for highly-reimbursed physicians in cardiology, vascular surgery and orthopedic surgery, according to research published online Nov. 2 in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

NIH adds $220 million in funding for BRAIN research, support for imaging technology

“Brain diseases are some of the greatest mysteries in modern medicine. These projects will provide new tools and knowledge needed to discover answers for some of the most difficult neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders,” NIH Director Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, said in a prepared statement. 

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Radiology groups celebrate the 2018 International Day of Radiology

Radiology groups across the globe will celebrate the achievements of the profession and lives saved by medical imaging Thursday, Nov. 8, during the 2018 International Day of Radiology.

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Mumbai hospital staffer likely facing new charges in man's MRI-related death

Police investigating the death of 32-year-old Rajesh Maru—who was sucked into an MRI machine at Nair Hospital in Mumbai, India, in January—are expected to bring new charges against Nair employee Vitthal Chavan, 35, for Maru’s death after allowing him to enter the MRI room with a metallic oxygen cylinder, according to a Nov. 5 report by The Times of India.

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Q&A: ASRT president on why states need stronger imaging standards, licensing

HealthImaging spoke with Melissa Jackowski, president of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT), about the group’s legislative efforts and how they impact radiology.

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Helium from MRI scanners deactivates Apple products at Illinois hospital

A hospital IT worker’s Reddit post recently grabbed the attention of the medical imaging community when he discovered a newly installed MRI machine appeared to disable every Apple device in the hospital, according to a report published Oct. 30 by Motherboard.com.

Around the web

RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses declining reimbursement rates, recruiting challenges and the role of artificial intelligence in transforming the industry.

Deepak Bhatt, MD, director of the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital and principal investigator of the TRANSFORM trial, explains an emerging technique for cardiac screening: combining coronary CT angiography with artificial intelligence for plaque analysis to create an approach similar to mammography.

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.