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.

Fuji wins first major selection under DIN-PACS II

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA has been selected by the Pacific Air Force Command (PACAF) to deploy its Synapse PACS at its bases in Okinawa, Japan, Korea, Guam and Alaska.

WellStar Health System selects TippingPoint's intrusion protection

In order to prepare for the April 2005 security compliance deadline for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), WellStar Health System, Georgia's largest non-academic healthcare organization, evaluated several security products be

Veterans Affairs Hospital deploys Sun Microsystems Sun Ray Ultra-Thin Client Solution

Sun Microsystems, Inc. announced that the Veterans Affairs Hospital (VA) has installed the Sun Ray ultra-thin client solution to deliver highly secure and mobile access to all hospital patient records.

McKenna Health System will deploy Eclipsys Clinical and Financial Software

Eclipsys Corp. announced that in April, McKenna Health System, a 132-bed community health system based in New Braunfels, Texas, will implement Eclipsys' Sunrise advanced clinical and financial information software as well as engage the company's outsourci

Softricity announces major customer IT infrastructure update

Swedish Medical Center in Seattle has selected Softricity to enable a major redesign of the IT infrastructure to provide necessary flexibility and quality to improve patient care, expand services, and rapidly add users and programs to its medical system.

WholeSecurity protecting endpoint computers in two facilities

WholeSecurity, a provider of behavioral on-demand endpoint security solutions, announced that Novant Health and Wake Radiology have selected WholeSecurity Confidence Online to protect thousands of endpoint PCs.

MobileAccess to install Wi-Fi network in Minnesota

MobileAccess Networks, a provider of in-building wireless network solutions, announced today that the St. Mary's Duluth Clinic (SMDC) Health System recently implemented the MobileAccess MA-850 Intelligent Switching Hub to enable Wi-Fi applications within

New Hanover Regional Medical Center installs integrated Heartlab/Fuji Solution

Heartlab Inc. and FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA announced that New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, N.C., is the first site to deploy the integrated product comprised of Heartlab's Encompass Cardiac Network and Fuji's Synapse PACS to manage t

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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.