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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Quest releases mobile surgical display cart

Quest International’s surgical display system, the AlphaView Battery-Powered Mobile Video Cart, is now available.

Critical findings mismatch may reduce efficiency, quality

Individualized lists of what constitutes a critical imaging finding can be created through a quality improvement project and may better reflect physician judgment while improving efficiency, according to an article published in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Surprise, surprise

Surprise seems to be the common element in Health Imaging’s top stories this week. Some are genuine and offer the opportunity to reflect on, and perhaps amend, conventional approaches to practice. Others bring a different response—best expressed as the proverbial “I told you, so.”

Siemens facing lawsuit from ex-compliance officer over alleged kickback scheme

Siemens AG has been sued by a former compliance officer in its China unit on accusations that the officer was fired after he tried to expose evidence of a kickback scheme involving medical equipment sales to hospitals.

RLI, Babson ink MBA partnership

Participants who complete levels I-IV of the American College of Radiology’s Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI) program will be awarded credits towards a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from Babson College’s Olin Graduate School of Business.

Dollars & Cents: Rads Redefine Value

Thought leaders aim to re-invent performance evaluation and measure factors like collaboration and patient satisfaction. 

Imaging Utilization’s Wild Ride

Imaging faces ongoing measures aimed at reining in utilization. Smart practices have tapped into a variety of strategies to boost appropriate use.

Will 2013 Be the Year of the Patient?

One unintended consequence of digital imaging is the de-personalization of patients. 

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Cardiovascular Business
New cardiac prevention paradigm explored in TRANSFORM trial using AI and CCTA

Deepak Bhatt, MD, director of the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital and principal investigator of the TRANSFORM trial, explains an emerging technique for cardiac screening: combining coronary CT angiography with artificial intelligence for plaque analysis to create an approach similar to mammography.

Cardiovascular Business
Cardiology practices pay $17.7M to settle fraud allegations brought on by whistleblowers

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. 

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.