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.

Agfa augments filmless operations at Belgium site

The Department of Medical Imaging of the general hospital AZ Sint-Maarten, with two radiology sites in Duffel and Mechelen, Belgium, are implementing Agfa Healthcare's IMPAX PACS to integrate medical imaging services at both its sites.

Dunlee, Adventist ink agreement

Medical imaging components manufacturer Dunlee has inked a 3-year agreement with Adventist Health of Roseville, Calif. for x-ray and CT replacement tubes.

Sectra: HIT supplier for UK initiative, deploys PACS to three Norwegian hospitals

Swedish IT and medical technology company Sectra Imtec AB has signed a 10-year contract with Philips Medical Systems Nederland B.V. for delivery of its PACS software for the London cluster of the National Health Service's (NHS) National Programme for Info

Misys collaborates with UnitedHealth Group

Misys Healthcare Systems is joining forces with UnitedHealth Group to provide healthcare professionals a direct link for claims processing, automated payment posting and eligibility checking.

eRAD distributor lands PACS deal

eRAD's PACS distributor Merry X-ray Corp. of Tulsa, Okla., has closed a deal with Rocky Mountain Neurosurgical Alliance (RMNA) of Englewood, Colo.

Healthlink: $18M contract from Unisys for DoD's CHCS II initiative

Healthcare information systems consulting firm Healthlink Inc. has been awarded an $18 million, four-year Unisys subcontract to provide worldwide training services for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Composite Health Care System II (CHCS II) initiati

NIH deploys Eclipsys Sunrise Surgical Manager

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will implement Eclipsys Corp.'s Sunrise Surgical Manager to provide clinical support for clinicians as they perform mission-critical surgical procedures.

Cerner deploys critical care technology

Ascension Health's Borgess Medical Center of Michigan recently implemented Cerner Corp.'s critical care technology that provides clinicians with up-to-date medical information at the point-of-care and offers remote monitoring tools for the critically ill.

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.