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.

New name for D3 Radiation Planning

Tailoring its new suite to focus more on radiation oncology, D3 Radiation Planning has changed its name to D3 Radiation Oncology Solutions.

NaviNet debuts EMR, practice management systems

NaviNet has unveiled its portal-based NaviNet EMR and NaviNet PM technologies, which provide EMR and practice management integrated with health plan communications via NaviNets multi-payor web portal, NaviNet Insurer Connect.

Telemis develops integrated PACS

Telemis Group has released its Telemis-Medical PACS, enabling full interface between 3D imaging software from major vendors.

Zynx launches ACO pilot program

Clinical decision support systems developer Zynx Health, joined by five healthcare organization test sites, has launched a pilot program focusing on healthcare reform and preparation for accountable care organizations (ACOs).

Onrad expands QA offerings

Onrad is expanding the scope of its quality assurance program by introducing its Turnkey Radiology Peer Review Solution for radiology departments and practices.

CACI lands $91M contract for VA EHR initiative

CACI International, a provider of professional services and IT for defense, intelligence and homeland security, has been awarded a contract by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for its Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record (VLER) initiative.

Sorna nabs ODS Medicals PACScomm

Sorna has signed an acquisition agreement with ODS Medical to purchase its PACScomm DICOM CD/DVD systems division.

Iowa Methodist to deploy Siemens CT

Iowa Methodist Medical Center has purchased Siemens Healthcare's Somatom Definition AS 64-slice CT scanner with Adaptive 3D Interventional Suite.

Around the web

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

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.

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.