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.

Radiation Safety & Testing in CT

Monitoring radiation dosages is a top priority for CT scans for children who run the risk of radiation exposure as their bodies develop.

Konica selects Metrix's Mobile Techlink

Konica Minolta Medical Imaging has selected Metrix Inc.'s Mobile Techlink to provide direct connectivity between hand-held communication devices and enterprise applications.

RealTimeImage announces 400th installation of iPACS

RealTimeImage (RTI) rolled out its iPACS technology at Lyon's regional cancer center in the Rhone region of France - Centre Regional de Lutte Contre le Cancer Leon-Berard.

Methodist Hospital installs Siemens 1st MedStage telemedicine platform

Methodist Hospital Division of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia has implemented Siemens Medical Solutions' MedStage telemedicine platform for disease management and tele-ophthalmology.

Four PACS vendors chosen for $10 billion United Kingdom initiative

The United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS) has named four vendors to install their respective PACS over the next three years as part of the NHS' $10 billion Care Record Service clinical information systems initiative.

Evolved Digital Systems awarded RIS installation

Evolved Digital Systems will install its radiology information system (RIS) at Northern Cochise Community Hospital in Willcox, Arizona.

Amicas inks 12 new PACS contracts in the first quarter

Web-based PACS firm Amicas Inc. in the first quarter has signed 12 new contracts for implementation of its enterprise PACS.

Premier selects Agfa as a PACS supplier

Premier Inc. has awarded a three-year, multi-source contract to Agfa Healthcare for its entire line of Impax PACS hardware, software, professional services and service maintenance.

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.