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.

CDS leads to reduction in CPTA imaging for pulmonary embolism

The use of evidence-based clinical decision support (CDS) results in a significant reduction in CT pulmonary angiographic imaging in patients suspected of having a pulmonary embolism, according to a study published online in Radiology. 

Social study: Private radiology groups more active on social media than academic practices

An analysis of social media utilization among radiology practices reveals that private imaging groups have a greater presence on social networking websites than academic radiology practices. The study and results were published online Feb. 21 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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Report: Global imaging device market to top $35B by 2020

The market for diagnostic imaging devices is expected to grow to more than $35 billion worldwide over the next five years, according to a recent market report released by Persistence Market Research.

New protective compound designed to shield healthy tissue from radiation

A recently developed radioprotective compound has shown potential to protect healthy tissue from ionizing radiation associated with cancer treatment.

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Outpatient imaging: Assessing the performance of U.S. hospitals

14 billion dollars—that’s how much the use of outpatient imaging services costs for Medicare beneficiaries each year, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). That figure is driving change throughout the medical imaging industry, with an increased emphasis on quality and efficiency at the forefront of efforts to curb wasteful spending on outpatient imaging services.

Merge Healthcare partners with Emdeon

Collaboration expands imaging network to enhance efficiency, help improve outcomes, and streamline imaging orders and result processing.

Joseph F. Ruh named General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Carestream Health

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 10 — Joseph F. Ruh has been appointed General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Carestream Health effective immediately. In this role, he will lead the company’s worldwide legal organization and is a member of the company’s senior executive leadership team.

Codonics and CareFusion expand partnership

Advanced Integration delivers synchronized formulary management to the operating room to increase medication safety and security.

Around the web

The new guidelines were designed to ensure sonographers and other members of the heart team have the information they need to screen patients when appropriate and identify early warnings signs of PH. 

Harvard’s David A. Rosman, MD, MBA, explains how moving imaging outside of hospitals could save billions of dollars for U.S. healthcare.

Back in September, the FDA approved GE HealthCare’s new PET radiotracer, flurpiridaz F-18, for patients with known or suspected CAD. It is seen by many in the industry as a major step forward in patient care.