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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Dynamic Duo: Combining quality improvement systems yields better results

Combining a mandatory peer-review database with a quality assurance system that collects voluntary incident reports creates a strong quality improvement program, according to a study published this month in Radiology.

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Same song, different verse

Stop me if this sounds familiar: a federal agency is scrutinizing the costs and utilization rates of imaging services.

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Brochures boost parents’ understanding of pediatric imaging

Putting easy-to-understand information into a parent’s hands prior to a fluoroscopy exam improved their knowledge about the procedure and radiation exposure, according to a study published online this month in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

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Not so fast: Follow up lacking for additional imaging requests

Radiology reports that suggest further imaging are more likely to result in a lack of follow-up care than those without, according to a study published online Jan. 10 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

ACR highlights OIG’s imaging-related audit targets for 2015

The HHS Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Fiscal Year 2015 Work Plan includes three ongoing imaging-related projects, according to the American College of Radiology (ACR).

Rayence appoints Bill Cioffi as Vice President of Business Development

Fort Lee, New Jersey, January 8, 2015 – Rayence Inc. announced the appointment of Bill Cioffi as Vice President of Business Development. Cioffi, an industry veteran who spent the majority of 35 year career in management positions at Fujifilm Medical Systems and later Del Medical, joined Rayence in mid-2014 as Director of Sales and Marketing.

Papworth Hospital unveils rapid imaging CT system designed to transform patient comfort

Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has officially unveiled a SOMATOM® Force in its Radiology Department to bolster its cardiac imaging services. The new technology was launched by Cambridge MP Dr Julian Huppert at the official opening of the system. The CT imaging system will benefit patients by using the lowest achievable dose and provide patients who suffer with shortness of breath with rapid scanning. With approximately half of all the hospital’s CT imaging consisting of cardiac procedures, it is anticipated the system will increase cardiac throughput.

IRADIMED CORPORATION resumes domestic distribution of infusion pumps

WINTER SPRINGS, Fla., Dec. 22, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IRADIMED CORPORATION (Nasdaq:IRMD), the only provider of non-magnetic intravenous (IV) infusion pump systems for use during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedures, announced today that it has resumed domestic distribution of its MRI compatible MRidium 3860 IV infusion pump systems.

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Cardiovascular Business
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.

Cardiovascular Business
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.