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.

Stentor awarded multi-year federal DIN-PACS contract

Stentor Inc. has been selected by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for the DIN-PACS II contract under which the DOD, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, federal civilian agencies, and the Department of Veterans Affairs purchase medical imaging and in

GE deploys 200th Discovery ST PET/CT system

Highland Park Hospital of Illinois' Evanston Northwestern Healthcare System has installed GE Healthcare's Discovery ST PET/CT system.

Toshiba completes first U.S. install for Aquilion 64

Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. (TAMS) has completed installation of its Aquilion 64-detector CT scanner at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston.

Ohio system selects Philips PACS for hospital and network

The University Hospitals Health System (UHHS) of Cleveland, Ohio, has installed Philips Medical Systems' EasyAccess PACS system at the University Hospital of Cleveland (UHC).

BRIT lands $8.6 million PACS contract for multi-site installs

BRIT Systems has been awarded a 5-year, $8.6 million contract by the Veterans Administration to provide a PACS to all the medical centers in their VISN 20 region, located in the Northwestern United States.

Gamma Medica deploys X-SPECT overseas

Switzerland's Center for Radiopharmaceutical Science has installed Gamma Medica's X-SPECT dual-modality pre-clinical imaging system

Holy Redeemer and Siemens sign 10-year agreement

Siemens Medical Solutions has inked a 10-year, multi-faceted agreement with Holy Redeemer Health System of Meadowbrook, Pa.

NEC-Mitsubishi selects Quest to be a VAR

A new agreement allows Quest Intentional Inc. to begin distributing NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display of America Inc.'s MultiSync MD Series of medical displays.

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.