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.

TeraMedica scores TI2 install

Medical informatics company TeraMedica will install its TI2 enterprise archive system at Eastern Health System which serves eastern Jefferson, Blount and St. Clair Counties in Alabama.

CCSI, Spacelab jointly distributes perinatal data system

Perinatal information systems provider Clinical Computer Systems Inc. (CCSI) and Spacelabs Medical Inc., a provider of patient monitoring systems, have inked an agreement to jointly distribute CCSI's OBiX Perinatal data system throughout the United States

PACS & Profits

Computed radiography systems, often in combination with PACS, are bringing cost reductions in film, FTEs, file room space and repeat studies, and driving efficiency and exam turnaround time in imaging centers.

Fonar scores stand up MRI install

Fonar Corp. has installed its Stand-Up MRI at Hampton Roads Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Newport News, Va.

HeartLab wins Encompass installs

San Francisco's California Pacific Medical Center's (CPMC) Kanbar Cardiac Center and the Methodist Heart, Lung and Vascular Institute of Methodist Medical Center of Illinois have selected HeartLab's Encompass Cardiac Network to archive and manage digital

Fujifilm lands DOD contract for Synapse

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA has been awarded the DIN-PACS II contract from the U.S. Dept. of Defense for its Synapse web-based PACS.

Maccabi selects RealTimeImage iPACS for digital image management

Maccabi Health Care Services, Israel's second largest HMO, has selected RealTimeImage Inc.'s iPACS for distribution of digital images to Maccabi's network of 3,000 referring clinicians and 26 clinics throughout the country.

Siemens partners with OSI for multi-vendor radiation oncology service

Siemens Medical Solutions has signed a two-year contract with Oncology Services International (OSI) of Ramsey, N.J., to provide service, installation and upgrade support to Siemens oncology customers in the United States.

Around the web

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. 

Richard Heller III, MD, RSNA board member and senior VP of policy at Radiology Partners, offers an overview of policies in Congress that are directly impacting imaging.