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.

California imaging center deploys Toshiba's Aquilion CT

Huntington Hill Imaging Center in Pasadena, Calif., has installed Toshiba America Medical Systems' Aquilion Premium CT system.

MedHost notches Bermuda sales

The Bermuda Hospitals Board has introduced MedHosts emergency department information system at its King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and the new Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre at Paget Parish and St. David's, Bermuda, respectively.

Radiology: Radiologists reluctant to disclose mammo errors to patients

Radiologists may be reluctant to disclose mammography errors to patients, according to the results of a survey published in the November issue of Radiology.

JACR: More inpatient imaging could lower hospital mortality rates

Hospitals that more frequently use inpatient imaging exams could achieve lower in-hospital mortality rates, according to a study published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

CDC taps GE to monitor H1N1 activity

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has selected GE Healthcare to monitor H1N1 and seasonal influenza activity within the United States.

Radiology: Rads' recommendations for further imaging double since 1995

Radiologists were twice as likely to recommend additional imaging in diagnostic reports in 2008 than they were in 1995, based on a single-center study in the November issue of Radiology.

Orlando facility installs Siemens CT scanner

Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando, Fla., has installed a Siemens Healthcare Somatom Definition Flash dual-source CT scanner.

QuadraMed scores four new EHR clients

Healthcare technology developer QuadraMed has announced that three health systems in the U.S., and one Toronto-based healthcare organization have licensed its EHR product, QuadraMed CPR.

Around the web

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

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.

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.