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.

Omega awarded 3-year Amerinet contract

Omega Medical Imaging, a manufacturer of medical imaging systems designed specifically for electrophysiology and GI imaging, has been awarded a 3-year contract with Amerinet, a healthcare group purchasing organization.

Mass General Physicians Organization to go wireless with PatientKeeper

PatientKeeper has announced that the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization (MGPO), the largest multi-specialty group practice in New England, plans to install PatientKeeper's Charge Capture and Clinical Results for use by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) physicians.

Ultrasonix ships 300th ultrasound system

Ultrasonix Medical Corporation announced it shipped its 300th Sonix system in December 2005.

Fleming County Hospital picks Optio for EHR, forms management

Fleming County Hospital, a 52-bed facility in Flemingsburg, Ky., plans to install Optio Software's QuickRecord and MedEx Suites to provide electronic health record and forms management software solutions, Optio said.

Boston-based rehabilitation center gets revenue boost with PatientKeeper system

PatientKeeper recently announced that Hebrew Rehabilitation Center, a major Boston-area research and academic hospital and part of Hebrew SeniorLife, has increased its revenue by using PatientKeeper Charge Capture.

GE's Centricity PACS bought by Indiana medical center

GE Healthcare announced recently that the not-for-profit Schenck Medical Center, in Seymour, Ind., has purchased the company's Centricity PACS SE system.

Vanguard Health Systems picks McKesson Horizon Clinicals suite

To bolster its eHealth initiatives, Vanguard Health Systems has announced that it will install McKesson's Horizon Clinicals suite of IT systems as part of a multi-year agreement.

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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. 

CCTA is being utilized more and more for the diagnosis and management of suspected coronary artery disease. An international group of specialists shared their perspective on this ongoing trend.

The new technology shows early potential to make a significant impact on imaging workflows and patient care.