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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Want to add value to your radiology practice? Add a quality control radiologist

Five years ago, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco noticed a problem within their institution’s neuroradiology practice: residents on the graveyard shift were spending hours tied up on the phone with referring clinicians, while attending radiologists and technologists struggled to juggle a multitude of diverse and time-consuming tasks. 

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Study suggests regional factors at play in link between prostate, breast cancer imaging rates

A recent study of imaging utilization found an association between inappropriate imaging of patients with low-risk prostate cancer and low-risk breast cancer across hospital referral regions (HRRs), suggesting regional-level factors contribute substantially to utilization trends.

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ACR supports USPSTF transparency bill

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has thrown its support behind legislation that seeks to boost transparency in the work of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).

Market research report: Dose standards driving CT market

The global CT market is projected to grow 5.5 percent to $5.1 billion by 2018, driven by product enhancements and standards related to radiation dose levels, according to market researchers at Kalorama Information.

ASRT Safety Essentials online series focuses on culture of safety

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists has launched Safety Essentials, an online educational series that provides health care professionals with guidance to create a culture of safety in the workplace.

Infographic: More nurse practitioners and physicians' assistants performing invasive radiology procedures

The roles of advanced practice providers (APPs), primarily nurse practitioners and physicians' assistants, are expanding in the area of nonvascular invasive radiology procedures. A recent study published in the March 2015 issue of the Journal of the College of Radiology analyzed national trends in the increased roles of APPs, the results of which are presented in this infographic.

Akron Children's designated ACR Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence

Akron Children's Hospital has been designated a Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence™ (DICOE) by the American College of Radiology (ACR), making it the first hospital in Ohio and the second children's hospital in the United States to earn the designation. 

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Mo. lawmakers push technologist licensing bill

Only five states currently have no licensure or regulatory standards for radiologic technologists, and a pair of Missouri lawmakers are working to take their state off that short list.

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Cardiology, radiology specialists debate CCTA’s rise as a go-to imaging modality for CAD

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.

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New AI program delivers rapid, accurate echo video assessments

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

Radiology Business
Key Medicare reimbursement and No Surprises Act updates from RSNA 2024

Richard Heller III, MD, RSNA board member and senior VP of policy at Radiology Partners, offers an overview of policies in Congress that are directly impacting imaging.