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.

Varian systems added to German hospital cancer center

Klinikum Passau in Germany has added Varian Medical Systems’image-guided radiotherapy therapy and a Clinac linear accelerator,which has been retrofitted with an On-Board Imager accessory, accordingto the Palo Alto, Calif.-based Varian.

ProMedica chooses IT from Sectra

ProMedica Health System has selected Sectra as its provider for PACS products and services.

Swissray lands sales contract with Premier

Premier has awarded a three-year contract to Swissray International to sell its direct digital radiography systems to its members or providers.

Arizona imaging facility chooses Rimage software

Scottsdale Medical Imaging in Ariz., reported that it hasimplemented PacsCube software utilizing the Medical Disc System fromthe Minneapolis-based Rimage.

ACS renews Medicaid contract with District of Columbia

The Department of Health, Medical Assistance Administration of theDistrict of Columbia has awarded a seven-year, $111 million contract toAffiliated Computer Services (ACS).

Elekta furnishes new Austrian radiation oncology department

Vocklabruck Hospital in the region of Upper Austria has placed an orderwith Elekta of Stockholm, Sweden for its new radiation oncologydepartment.

Susquehanna Health chooses Siemens

Susquehanna Health System of Williamsport, Pa., has awarded SiemensMedical Solutions a contract to provide a range of technology andservices for a reinvigoration project at its affiliated hospitals -Muncy Valley Hospital, Divine Providence Hospital, Hepburn Plaza andThe Williamsport Hospital & Medical Center.

iSoft gains contracts for nine Welsh hospitals

Nine NHS trusts in Wales have awarded iSoft contracts totaling £1million ($1.42 million, U.S.) for a technology update of laboratoryinformation systems.

Around the web

RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses declining reimbursement rates, recruiting challenges and the role of artificial intelligence in transforming the industry.

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.

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.