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.

Clinicians want AI to show its work
Providers are more likely to trust AI when they understand how it arrives at its conclusions.
Experts update AUC for amyloid, tau PET imaging for first time in more than a decade
The new appropriate use criteria define 17 specific clinical scenarios, guiding providers on situations when amyloid or tau imaging are and are not appropriate.
Female representation in interventional radiology still lagging behind other specialties
The number of female IR trainees has been on the rise for years, but this growth is slow in comparison to other medical professions.
ACR Assess-AI national data registry tracks performance of clinical algorithms
Christoph Wald, MD, vice chair of the ACR Board of Chancellors, explains how the new Assess-AI National Radiology Data Registry is designed to help monitor accuracy and other metrics for radiology artificial intelligence.
FDA seeking nominations for mammography advisory committee
The National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee provides guidance and recommendations related to the standards by which facilities are regulated.

Terason launches portable musculoskeletal ultrasound system

Terason has released its newest ultrasound system, the Terason t3200, a portable system designed specifically for musculoskeletal ultrasound.

February 11, 2011

IBM predictive analytics assist Calif. hospital

Sequoia Hospital, based in Redwood City, Calif., has reduced its mortality rate in cardiac surgeries more than 50 percent through the use of IBM predictive analytics software.

February 9, 2011

Barco taps AMD for graphics technology

Barco has selected ATI FirePro 3D Professional Graphics technology for inclusion in its MXRT Series display controller products for medical imaging applications.

February 8, 2011

Ohio hospital settles with neuroradiologist

East Liverpool City Hospital in Ohio has settled a lawsuit brought by its former chair of radiology, Boris A. Karaman, MD, who claimed that the hospital induced him to accept the position without following through on its clinical obligations.

February 5, 2011

Siemens re-signs w/ Novation

Siemens Healthcare has extended its group purchasing organization contract with healthcare supply contractor Novation.

February 4, 2011

Philips buys rights to Hansen robotics tech, $29M

Hansen Medical has signed an agreement with Philips Healthcare, granting the latter exclusive rights to develop and commercialize Hansens Fiber Optic Shape Sensing and Localization (FOSSL) technology.

February 4, 2011

Novation, Toshiba ink CT deal

Toshiba America Medical Systems has signed a three-year agreement with healthcare supply contracting company Novation, which will now offer Toshiba CT scanners to provider members of VHA, University HealthSystem Consortium and Provista.

February 4, 2011

Radiology: 'P4' medicine to rescue radiology?

Under intensifying demand for more appropriate and higher quality imaging, P4 medicinecare that is predictive, personalized, preemptive and participatorymay just offer patients, payors and radiologists cutting-edge improvements and quality of care, according to an article published in the February edition of Radiology.

February 3, 2011

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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.

Management

Clinicians want AI to show its work

Experts update AUC for amyloid, tau PET imaging for first time in more than a decade

Female representation in interventional radiology still lagging behind other specialties

ACR Assess-AI national data registry tracks performance of clinical algorithms

FDA seeking nominations for mammography advisory committee

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