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.

Opinion: ‘Active intervention’ needed to fix gender gap in academic radiology

There is a substantial gender discrepancy within academic radiology departments that requires a real and ongoing response to correct, according to an opinion piece recently published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

ACR announces 2016 Bruce J. Hillman Fellowship recipients

The American College of Radiology (ACR) announced today that H. Benjamin Harvey, MD, JD, of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and Courtney C. Moreno, MD, of Emory University in Atlanta, have been selected as the recipients of the ACR’s 2016 Bruce J. Hillman Fellowship in Scholarly Publishing.

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Equipping radiologists with the patient info they need

Sponsored by Intelerad

In order for radiologists to generate the most value for their patients and referring providers, they need to be equipped with all the right tools during their workflow. That includes adequate context in the form of patient data.

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Keep it simple: Complicated path to patient data can slow workflow

Sponsored by Intelerad

Click. Click. Click. An excessive number of mouse clicks—and subsequent ticking of the clock—is not something radiologists want to hear when interpreting an image.

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Creating value with better communication

Sponsored by Intelerad

Hailing a taxi used to be a low-tech process. You'd walk out to the street and raise your hand, sometimes whistle, and a nearby cab would see you and take you on your way. Then came Uber.

Image Wisely asks for annual pledge from participants

Healthcare facilities who participate in the Image Wisely program will now need to make an annual pledge to limit excessive imaging and curb unnecessary patient exposure to radiation.

Med journal editors outline data sharing plan for clinical trials

The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors has proposed a set of clinical data sharing requirements that must be met before trial results will be considered for publication in their member journals.

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Australian rad explains the profession he loves in Q&A

Among the general public, the greatest misconception about radiologists is that they don’t exist. 

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.