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.

Teleradiology provider RSI to use PACSGEAR across the board

PACSGEAR has inked an agreement with Reddy Solutions Inc. (RSI) to provide document management and film scanning solutions across the full scope of its teleradiology service business.

Neurostar Virtual Radiology Network at cardiology center

Cardiovascular Surgical Specialists (CSS) based in Tulsa, Okla., a multi-site cardiology center, plans to install Neurostar's Virtual Radiology Network (VRN) for viewing, managing and archiving images from its 64-slice CT.

Set of Kodak systems installed at Queensway Carleton Hospital in Canada

Queensway Carleton Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, has installed several Kodak Health Group including a PACS, CR and DR systems.

Orthocrat touts TraumaCad installs

Orthocrat has seen 50 installs so far this year with 11 of the facilities recently selecting the company's TraumaCad, a system for digital Orthopedic planning.

Toshiba ultrasound used in clinical trial at John Hopkins

Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. has inked an agreement to provide Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center its Aplio CV ultrasound system for use in a clinical trial to be untaken within the Department of Non-invasive Cardiac Imaging, the company said.

MercuryMD selected for North Carolina health biosurveillance system

With bird flu on so many minds these days, you'll be glad to know that the North Carolina Hospital Emergency Surveillance System (NCHESS) - the nation's first statewide, hospital-based, clinical data biosurveillance system for detecting public health thre

Parkview Health to implement an Allscripts EHR

Parkview Medical Group recently chose the Allscripts TouchWorks electronic health record to automate and connect physicians across 19 physician group practices.

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago to install Cerner Millennium

The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) will install Cerner Corp.'s Millennium systems to each of the institute's 14 Chicago-area locations within the next year.

Around the web

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.