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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Elimination of ACA cost sharing fueled growth in mammography utilization

Eliminating cost sharing for mammography under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) resulted in an uptick in utilization of preventative cancer screening services by women, according to The New England Journal of Medicine.

Brexit may lead to loss of CE recognition, layoffs

More than 200 U.K. agencies that provide "CE" safety labels for MRI scanners may lose recognition in March 2019 due to Brexit, according to a recent article by The Guardian, leaving many specialized personnel out of a job.

Siemens Healthineers, Florida hospital collaborate to improve health care outcomes

Siemens Healthineers and Florida Hospital, part of Adventist Health System, have announced a multi-phase collaboration agreement to transform health care delivery through the development of outcomes-based collaborative projects. The long-term agreement leverages the imaging technology innovation and industry expertise of Siemens Healthineers as well as the integrated delivery network (IDN) of Florida Hospital and its ongoing investment in improving health care affordability, outcomes, and experience for their customers.

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4 takeaways for the future of radiology

As medicine continues to evolve thanks to technology, radiologists have an opportunity to become integral in precision medicine and develop a value-based healthcare system.

Is that x-ray under copyright?

When patients get an MRI, do they think about who owns its copyright? Would you know the answer if someone asked?

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Practicing peer learning: One radiology department’s experience

Many radiology departments aspire to transition from peer review to peer learning as studies find the latter promotes a constructive, rather than punitive learning model. An article published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology highlights a radiology department that made the transition, finding the new model promotes the right to learn from mistakes.

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8 global ultrasound markets poised for strong 2018

The global ultrasound market is poised for a strong 2018 due in part to the expanded use of the imaging modality across medical specialties, along with projected growth in most major markets. Findings were published by Signify Research, an independent supplier of market intelligence to the global healthcare technology industry.

Philips and InTouch health make push into direct-to-consumer telehealth market

InTouch Health has historically supplied telehealth hardware and platforms primarily aimed at US enterprise settings and over recent years it has established itself as a leading vendor in this sector. It has done this by expanding its business both by investing heavily in its platform offering, as it attempts to scale its software business over hardware, and broadening the range of care settings it serves (e.g. community settings, acute settings and post-acute settings).

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.