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.

AMS nets 21 PACS orders in two months

PACS provider American Medical Sales (AMS) took orders for 21 PACSsites across the United States from its distributor network during Julyand August.

ProCure selects IBA for third proton therapy center

Ion Beam Applications (IBA) will supply a proton therapy system at theProCure Treatment Centers’ Proton Therapy Center at William BeaumontHospital in Royal Oak, Mich.

California funds eClinicalWorks EHR system for affiliated physicians

El Camino Hospital of Mountain View, Calif., has selected eClinicalWorks unified EMR and practice management (PM) software for its affiliate, the Independent Physicians of El Camino Hospital (IPEC).

Philips, Healthworks to offer cardiovascular education programs

Healthworks and Royal Philips Electronics are collaborating to provideclinical specialists with new education programs and training resourcesfor several clinical subject areas, including peripheral angiography,interventional radiology, electrophysiology and invasive cardiology.

Spectrum Dynamics nets D-SPECT install at Arizona heart center

Scottsdale Heart Group in Arizona has installed Spectrum Dynamics D-SPECT, a cardiac nuclear imaging camera.

Calypso's intrafraction tracking, implantable transponders get new CPT codes

Hospitals and freestanding cancer centers now have two newreimbursement codes for coding Medicare claims associated with the useof the 4D localization system and implanted beacon transponders fromCalypso Medical Technologies.

Spectrum Dynamics nets D-SPECT install at Arizona heart center

Scottsdale Heart Group in Arizona has installed Spectrum Dynamics’ D-SPECT, a cardiac nuclear imaging camera.

Eclipsys makes acquisition move for MediNotes

Healthcare information system developer Eclipsys has entered into anagreement to acquire practice management software developer MediNotesof West Des Moine, Iowa, for a purchase price of approximately $45million.

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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.