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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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AJR: Can rads adapt to a changing job market?

In the midst of an increasingly tight job market for radiologists, experts remained somewhat bullish about radiologists overall prospectsprovided the profession can adapt to an evolving environment, according to a panel discussion published in the July issue of American Journal of Roentgenology.

Q&A Series 2 of 2: EMRs are disruptive, but simple solutions may present hope

On the whole, does the EMR do more harm than good in U.S. healthcare? If a case can be made to unambiguously answer in the affirmative, Elizabeth Toll, MD, does just that in The Cost of Technology, a compelling essay currently running in the opinion section of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Read the conclusion of this two-part Q&A series where Toll expounded on her points during a phone interview.

EHR use may reduce malpractice claims

The rate of malpractice claims when EHRs were used was about one-sixth the rate when EHRs were not used, according to the results of a survey of physicians published online this month in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Survey: Too many MDs recommend colon cancer screenings for terminal patients

A survey of colorectal cancer screening patterns among primary care physicians has shown that a large proportion would recommend screening for patients with advanced cancer who do not stand to benefit, according to results published online June 1 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Conn. radiologist fined, reprimanded after patient data breach

Gerald Micalizzi, MD, a Connecticut radiologist formerly employed by Advanced Mobile Imaging Radiology, has been fined $20,000 after downloading patients personal information, according to a Valley Independent Sentinel report.

Chinese e-hospital selects Barco clinical displays

Barco has been awarded a contract to provide MDRC-2120 Clinical Review Displays for an e-hospital project that includes over 60 sites in Gansu Province, China.

Radiology: An ounce of planning goes a long way in curbing vascular interventional radiology errors

An observation study has determined that failures during vascular interventional radiology procedures are most often attributed to ineffective planning, communication errors or equipment difficulties, not technical skill or patient-related issues, according to an article published online June 5 in Radiology.

JACR: NLP shows reports dont measure up to PQRS requirements

A considerable portion of radiology reports do not include all components of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) measure 10, with high levels of variability for individual physician adherence, according to a study published in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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Cardiovascular Business
GE HealthCare launches new cardiac CT scanner with advanced AI capabilities

GE HealthCare designed the new-look Revolution Vibe CT scanner to help hospitals and health systems embrace CCTA and improve overall efficiency.

Cardiovascular Business
Bracco updates HeartSee coronary flow capacity software with new diagnostic features

Clinicians have been using HeartSee to diagnose and treat coronary artery disease since the technology first debuted back in 2018. These latest updates, set to roll out to existing users, are designed to improve diagnostic performance and user access.

Cardiovascular Business
Key trends in diagnostic heart testing: CT on the rise as some traditional techniques fall out of favor

The cardiac technologies clinicians use for CVD evaluations have changed significantly in recent years, according to a new analysis of CMS data. While some modalities are on the rise, others are being utilized much less than ever before.