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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ACR policy institute to study imaging + payment models

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has established the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute, which will examine the role of radiology in new healthcare delivery and payment modelsparticularly quality-based approaches to radiologic care and the impact of medical imaging on overall healthcare costs.

As MD compensation inches up, rads compensation dips

Most medical specialties saw marginal increases in compensation in 2011; however, radiologists bucked the trend, according to findings released Aug. 6 as part of the American Medical Group Association's 2012 Medical Group Compensation and Financial Survey.

Parental anxiety may spur head CT overuse among white children

The odds of undergoing cranial CT among children with minor blunt head trauma who were at higher risk for clinically important traumatic brain injury did not appear to differ by race/ethnicity, according to a study published Aug. 7, in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. However, irrelevant factors may have come into play for children at intermediate or lowest risk.

Ohio health system taps Philips for PACS

Premier Health Partners, a large health system servicing southwest Ohio, has signed a contract with Philips for IntelliSpace PACS.

Survey: Reform changes should be top priority but aren't

Healthcare reform changes, including accountable care partnerships, should be the top priority for the healthcare finance industry, according to the results of a survey conducted at the recent Healthcare Finance Management Association National Institute conference held in Las Vegas.

USPSTF advises against ECG screening for low-risk adults

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has recommended against screening with resting or exercise electrocardiogram (ECG) for the prediction of coronary heart disease (CHD) events in asymptomatic adults at low risk, with a D recommendation.

mHealth Congress: Social media, games provide digital fireplace for health community

BOSTONTo tap into the potential of social media for advancing health, providers and developers need to go where the people are and must change their thinking to a person-centered model of engagement. This was the message of the July 26 closing keynote panel at the 4th Annual mHealth World Congress.

Wis. provider taps Carestream for RIS, PACS, reporting

St. Croix Regional Medical Center has ordered Carestream Health's Vue RIS+PACS+Reporting to provide access to information and images for onsite and offsite physicians.

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Radiology Business
The biggest obstacles facing radiology business managers in 2025

RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses declining reimbursement rates, recruiting challenges and the role of artificial intelligence in transforming the industry.

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.