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.

eRAD deploys PACS in Texas

Brownwood Diagnostic Imaging (BDI) in Brownwood, Texas, will implement eRAD's web-enabled PACS.

SmartPACS lands PACS deal

Springfield Hospital of Springfield, Vt., is implementing SmartPACS electronic image acquisition, storage and retrieval technology for its conversion to filmless imaging.

Ireland's BreastCheck installs Sectra technology

The Irish National Breast Screening Programme, BreastCheck, will implement Sectra PACS for Breast Imaging and one low-dose digital mammography stand, Sectra MicroDose Mammography.

Technology Resolutions

We always launch into the new year with a slew of resolutions. Besides those bad habits to cast off, we promise ourselves we'll be better organized, put our priorities in order, maximize our time, learn to delegate and outsource what we can.

DeKalb Medical Center selects Siemens for imaging technologies

Siemens Medical Solutions has inked a $12 million provider agreement with DeKalb Medical Center at Hillandale, a new, state-of-the-art hospital with 100 private patient room that is scheduled to open in summer 2005.

Kodak installs multiple imagers

Upon releasing its DryView 8900 laser imaging system with a new software upgrade in April, Eastman Kodak Co.'s Health Imaging Group said that numerous U.S. facilities have ordered the system.

Eclipsys wins its largest contract for 2004

Eclipsys Corp. has been awarded a multi-year contract to provide information technology (IT) outsourcing services at North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System

Swedish hospital goes filmless and paperless with Sectra

Healthcare IT company Sectra has been awarded a $1.1 million contract from Sweden's Alingss Hospital to digitize its radiology services.

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.