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.

MEDHOST chooses Boston WorkStation for ED, HIS data synch

MEDHOST, a provider of Emergency Department Information System (ED),will implement the Boston WorkStation technology from Boston SoftwareSystems, a workflow automation technology provider.

McKesson nets multiple HIS, EHR installs

McKesson Provider Technologies has signed Paragon community hospitalinformation system (HIS) and Practice Partner EHR and practicemanagement solution contracts with several community hospitals acrossthe United States.

ACS signs $69M e-benefit contract with California

Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) has entered an agreement with thestate of California to provide electronic benefit transferservices to the California Health and Human Services Agency under aseven-year, $69 million contract, with additional three one-yearoptions available.

Elekta fills first New Zealand linear accelerator order

Auckland Radiation Oncology in Auckland, New Zealand, haspurchased an Elekta Synergy system with Mosaiq EMR and Elektavolumetric modulated arc therapy for delivery in April.

7 Medical expands PACS, EMR installs to three additional states

7 Medical Systems, a provider in on-demand PACS and EMR solutions forhealthcare, has signed eight new contracts for the quarter, which endedMarch 31.

Siemens completes Scottish mammography install

St John's Hospital in Livingston, Scotland, part of NHS Lothian'sUniversity Hospitals Division, has installed Siemens Healthcare’sfull-field digital mammography system.

Varian webs 60 RapidArc orders

Varian Medical Systems has received more than 60 orders for itsRapidArc radiotherapy product for image-guided intensity-modulatedradiotherapy (IMRT).

Washington Imaging Services taps NeoTool for interface engine

Washington Imaging Services (WIS) has installed NeoTool's NeoIntegrateinterface engine to replace older interfaces and build new interfacesto EMR systems.

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.