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.

U.S. Air Force adopts Philips HeartStart MRx monitor/defibrillators

Royal Philips Electronics received a $5.4 million order from the U.S. Air Force, through the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support for HeartStart MRx monitor/defibrillators.

January 23, 2011

AR: CT may yield biased emphysema results

Socioeconomic status was associated with healthier lung function but returned higher degrees of emphysema among individuals with higher levels of income and education, leading investigators to point to bias in CT breath holds as confounding emphysema exam indicators, according to a study published in the February issue of Academic Radiology.

January 21, 2011

Two Siemens execs tapped for MITA leadership

The Medical Imaging Technology Alliance (MITA) has selected Siemens US CEO Randy Hill and director of marketing and strategic relationships for the Americas Henri Primo to assume leadership roles in developing standards for imaging equipment.

January 21, 2011

Novarad deploys PACS in Lone Star State

PACS developer Novarad has completed the installation of its flagship PACS at three Texas medical facilities, while also installing NovaRIS and NovaGM at one additional hospital.

January 20, 2011

EMC introduces new data storage line

EMC has released three new disk-based backup products that the company says will increase the speed and functionality of its storage technology.

January 19, 2011

Eigen restructures, aims at urology market

Following its internal restructuring, medical imaging manufacturer Eigen is now set to compete for a share in the $5 billion urology market, according to the company.

January 19, 2011

LabLogic develops PET, SPECT detector

LabLogic Systems has released its new Scan-RAM radio-TLC scanner detector for PET and SPECT, designed so that the detector and collimator are moved rather than the bed.

January 19, 2011

CMS changes PQRI to align with healthcare reform

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has renamed the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) as the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), while also altering a variety of reporting guidelines and verbiage in accordance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA).

January 19, 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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