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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ACR helps NIH exceed funding goals for 2018

The American College of Radiology (ACR), along with more than 300 stakeholder organizations that form the Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research, exceeded its 2018 funding goals with the $1.3 trillion federal budget signed March 23 by President Donald Trump.

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Obese patients in UK are 'too big' for MRI scanners as canceled exams increase

Obese patients in the U.K. are getting too big to fit into MRI scanners, which can lead to health complications after canceled exams, according to a recent article by BBC News.

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Penn State College of Medicine creates new department of radiation oncology

Penn State College of Medicine announced, April 2, the creation of a new department of radiation oncology, naming Rickhesvar Mahraj, professor of radiology and pediatrics, as its interim chair.

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Access, affordability improved for cancer survivors during ACA implementation

A team of scientists found the percentages of cancer survivors unable to afford medication or incapable of receiving care dropped each year from 2010 to 2016—during the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

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GE Healthcare selling software units for $1.05B

GE Healthcare has announced it will sell its revenue cycle, ambulatory care and workforce management software units to private equity firm Veritas Capital for $1.05 billion, following earlier plans for General Electric to sell assets and rumors the entire company could be broken up.

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How sonographers act as ‘eyes’ for radiologists

Two Minnesota high school students sat down with imaging specialists to learn about the importance of the job in medicine and how to gain valuable work experience in the position.

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SIR releases updated patient-focused stroke intervention guidelines

The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) published revised guidelines April 2, for the image-guided treatment of acute ischemic stroke.

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Pennsylvania imaging students selected to ASRT leadership program

Two students from Misericordia University in northeast Pennsylvania have been selected to represent the state at the 2018 American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Student Leadership Development Program in Las Vegas.

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.