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.

Wilkes Regional Medical Center selects DR Systems PACS

Wilkes Regional Medical Center in North Wilkesboro, N.C., has awarded a $1 million contract to DR Systems for an enterprise-wide implementation of the company's Dominator PACS.

NorthEast Medical Center to connect 150 physicians with Allscripts EHR

After success with the Allscripts e-Prescribing solution, NorthEast Medical Center is now installing Allscripts TouchWorks EHR to electronically connect their physicians across 33 locations.

eRad sees 50 in 2005, so far

eRad has announced it received in August its 50th customer order for calendar year 2005.

Kodak selected as main partner in Finnish e-health project

Eastman Kodak Company's Health Group has been selected as the main partner of the RATU e-health project in Northern Finland.

McKesson touts use of its web-based portal HorizonWP

McKesson says that more than 75,000 healthcare professionals including physicians, nurses, office and IT administrative staff and others at as many as 500 healthcare organizations within the U.S., but also Canada, France and the Netherlands are using Hori

NovaRad signs 13 contracts in one month

NovaRad Corp. reached a new milestone in August, securing 13 contracts in a single month for its NovaPACS product.

Feds select Teradata for integrated data repository platform

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the implementation of an integrated data repository with the Teradata division of NCR Government Systems LLC, owned by NCR Corp.

VHA and UCH supplier Novation is on a roll

Novation, the supply company of VHA Inc. and the University Health System Consortium (UHC), has been on a tear lately striking up deals with such companies as Fuji and Kodak.

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.