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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Refocusing on patient-centered care

Patient-centered care is spreading. I’m sure most providers would say that patients have always been at the heart of what they do, but in practice, care has been physician-centered for quite some time. That’s starting to change.

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What Wikipedia gets wrong

A review of Wikipedia articles about the 10 most costly conditions in the U.S. revealed nine of them had information that differed from peer-reviewed literature on the same topic.

Radiology Business Management Association launches ShopRBMA

The association’s new online shopping experience allows members to purchase webinars, conferences, and other materials using one unified platform.

CMS deems NRDR a Qualified Clinical Data Registry

The American College of Radiology (ACR) National Radiology Data Registry (NRDR™) has been recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as a Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) for the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).

To hire or not to hire: Employing part-time radiologists brings benefits, drawbacks

Future discussions will hopefully lead to a shared consensus regarding the employment of part-time radiologists (PTRs), according to an article published online May 22 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. 

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Maximizing Dose Efficiency for Pediatric Patient Imaging

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Radiographic imaging of pediatric patients presents a number of unique challenges compared to the imaging of adults. Learn more.

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The top 100 cited radiology articles

Radiology reigns as the journal with the most frequently cited radiologic articles, according to a study of the top 100 cited articles in radiologic journals published online May 13 in Academic Radiology.

AMIC warns against MedPAC’s proposed hospital payment cut for diagnostic imaging services

The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) today said that it opposes the severe hospital outpatient payment reductions for diagnostic imaging services outlined in Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) testimony at today’s Energy & Commerce (E&C) Committee hearing. 

Around the web

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. 

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.