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.

Society of Interventional Radiology seeks to bolster research funding for the specialty
During their annual meeting being held this week in Nashville, the society announced the launch of the SIR Foundation Endowment.
Rates of breast cancer diagnosis, death expected to climb in coming decades
By 2050, new cases could rise by up to 38%, while deaths may see a steeper climb, potentially increasing 68%, according to new research from WHO.
FDA approves new prostate cancer imaging agent with extended shelf life
The new product from Telix paves the way for increased access at clinics where prostate PET may not have been available in the past.
Mycoplasma pneumonia: Experts highlight imaging findings linked to the pediatric diagnosis
Following a recent surge of mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia cases, experts have issued new guidance to help providers quickly identify and treat the condition, with imaging playing a prominent role.
FDA announces recall of Medtronic interventional radiology devices after 17 injuries, 4 deaths
One product is being pulled from the market, and the other is receiving updated instructions for use.

Norwegian hospital deploys Philips SpeechMagic hospital-wide

Ulleval University Hospital in Oslo, Norway, will roll out Philips Speech Recognition Systems SpeechMagic to more than 1,000 physicians across all medical specialties within the hospital.

IntraOp nets first Latin American Mobetron install

The Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia, in Bogota, Colombia, hasordered a Mobetron from IntraOp Medical, which marks the firstinstallation of the mobile intraoperative electron-beam radiationtherapy device in Latin America, as well as the first OR-readyradiation device in South America.

Viztek scores Southern Nigerian PACS install

Viztek has installed two of its web-based Opal-RAD PACS in corporate health clinics in Southern Nigeria.

Cardiomedix partners with CDP Medical for PACS distribution

Cardiomedix, a provider and developer of ambulatory cardiac services and telemedicine technologies, has signed an agreement with CDP Medical to distribute its PACS solutions in the United States.

Medipattern nets Austrian hospital B-CAD install

Medipattern, a developer of computer-aided detection (CAD) medicalimaging for cancer, has installed the B-CAD 2.2 at General Hospital inSalzburg, Austria.

Transolutions selects M*Modal for speech understanding technology

Transolutions and M*Modal have entered an agreement to offer integratedservices to Transolutions’ transcription clients, in an effort tostreamline the ability to share patient data by bringing structured andencoded data from dictation into EHRs.

Cerner Solutions nets San Diego ED install

Tri-City Medical Center in San Diego has implemented the CernerMillennium healthcare computing platform to improve patient care andincrease compliance in its emergency department (ED).

Creighton Area Health Services chooses NovaPACS

Creighton Area Health Services in Creighton, Neb., has installed the NovaPACS from the American Fork, Utah-based NovaRad.

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Cardiovascular Business

GE HealthCare launches new cardiac CT scanner with advanced AI capabilities

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

Cardiovascular Business

Bracco updates HeartSee coronary flow capacity software with new diagnostic features

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.

Cardiovascular Business

Key trends in diagnostic heart testing: CT on the rise as some traditional techniques fall out of favor

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.

Management

Society of Interventional Radiology seeks to bolster research funding for the specialty

Rates of breast cancer diagnosis, death expected to climb in coming decades

FDA approves new prostate cancer imaging agent with extended shelf life

Mycoplasma pneumonia: Experts highlight imaging findings linked to the pediatric diagnosis

FDA announces recall of Medtronic interventional radiology devices after 17 injuries, 4 deaths

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