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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.

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Tailoring dose to body shape optimizes pediatric CT

BOSTON--Manipulation of kVp (kilovoltage peak) and mAs (tube current flow) according to a patient's body shape may help reduce CT radiation dose in pediatric patients, according to a study presented today at the 2009 annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS).

CAD helps detect early stage lung cancer

BOSTON--A computer-aided detection (CAD) method may help radiologists identify cancerous lung nodules at an early stage, according to a study presented today at the 2009 annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS).

Cardiac CT cost-effective for screening low-risk angina patients

Using cardiac CT in the emergency department to diagnose low-risk patients with chest pain is 44 percent less expensive than the standard of care and can decrease the length of stay up to 20 hours, according to a study presented today in Boston at the 2009 annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society.

Ohio ortho provider deploys SRS hybrid EMR

OrthoNeuro of Columbus, Ohio, has selected the SRS hybrid EMR for its 41 multi-specialty providers.

Eclipsys updates ambulatory EMR/PM software

Eclipsys has unveiled a new version of its EMR/practice management (PM) software, PeakPractice, featuring functionality for the clinical and financial needs of ambulatory surgery centers.

D-dimer screening sporadic for PE evaluation in ER

D-dimer screening is not used according to established diagnostic algorithms to determine the need for multidetector CT (MDCT) in diagnosing acute pulmonary embolism (PE) in emergency departments, based on findings of a single-center study in the May issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Elekta delivers brain mapping technology to Mind Research Network

The Mind Research Network has acquired an Elekta Neuromag, a device for non-invasive measurement of brain activity using magnetoencephalography technology.

ACR, RBMA issue best practices for radiology benefit managers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) have developed best practice guidelines for third-party payors, managed care organizations, radiology benefit managers, and imaging providers for use when implementing or evaluating a radiology benefits management program.

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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.