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.

Ergonomic Workstations: What Works & What Doesnt

While perfecting the ergonomics of the radiology reading room has long been a topic of research and debateand a continuing work in progressversatility and flexibility are the key components to ensuring comfort and thus better productivity for radiologists with different wants and needs.

The Roadmap

You cant manage what you dont measure. The old adage couldnt be more accurate today in the world of imaging. You cant manage for improvements if you dont measure to see what is getting better and what isnt.

Revenue managagement provider now Acclaim Radiology Management

Revenue cycle management systems provider Specialty Group Services changed its company name to Acclaim Radiology Management in January.

JACR: Videoconferencing proves effective for practice-based learning

The medium of videoconferencing for the inclusion of radiology trainers and trainees who may not otherwise be able to participate in educational programs was found to be a valuable educational tool and teaching method by researchers from the department of radiology at Cork University Hospital and University College Cork, based in Cork, Ireland.

Minnesota clinic deploys McKesson's practice management system

Mankato Clinic, a multi-specialty group practice in Mankato, Minn., with eight additional locations, has installed health IT company McKessons practice management system, Horizon Practice Plus 12.0.

California penalizes 13 hospitals for patient risk

Thirteen California hospitals have been assessed administrative penalties after a determination that the facilities' noncompliance with licensing requirements has caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury or death to patients, according to the California Department of Public Health.

California health system deploys RamSoft RIS/PACS

Centrelake Imaging and Oncology, a California-based multi-site healthcare system, recently expanded with the addition of two offices and has furthered its contract with healthcare software service RamSoft by implementing its RamSoft One RIS/PACS.

HealthTrust Purchasing, Zoll ink deal for temperature management system

HealthTrust Purchasing has entered a purchasing agreement with medical device and software company Zoll Medical for its intravascular temperature management system.

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.