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.

Standards Watch | Multislice Challenges PACS

Among the considerations for effectively managing CT images are throughput, workflow and DICOM support.

PACS ROI Case Studies

Blanchard Valley Health Association & Shannon Medical Center

PACS Administrator Salary Survey 2005

Too see what PACS administrators are earning these days, as well as learning more about their responsibilities and technology implemented at their facilities - check out our annual survey.

Metropolitan Jewish Health System and Misys partner

Misys Healthcare Systems has announced that it has been selected as information technology partner by Metropolitan Jewish Health System (MJHS) in New York as information technology partner.

IntegradWeb PACS chosen by New York hospital

Dynamic Imaging has announced that its IntegradWeb PACS (picture archive communications system) has been selected by New York Hospital Queens, a 457-bed community teaching hospital.

Eclipsys Sunrise goes into community hospital

Eclipsys Corp. has announced that Community General Hospital in Syracuse, NY will deploy its Eclipsys Sunrise Clinical Manager beginning in July.

Allscripts lands $3M deal for TouchWorks EHR

Electronic health record (EHR) vendor Allscripts Healthcare Solutions has been awarded a $3 million contract by the University Physicians Healthcare (UPH) for its TouchWorks EHR system.

NovaRad completes PACS installation, signs 6 new contracts

Union Hospital, a 160-bed facility located in Dover, Ohio, has implemented NovaRad Corp.'s NovaPACS and is on track to becoming 100 percent filmless.

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.