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.

Gamma Medica installs pre-clinical imaging system for cancer research

Gamma Medica Inc. last week completed installation of its X-SPECT pre-clinical imaging system at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., for cancer research.

Greenville Hospital System installs ibex's PulseCheck

ibex Healthdata Systems will deploy its emergency department information system at four Greenville (SC) Hospital System facilities.

US Oncology installs VitalWorks' RadConnect RIS

US Oncology has selected VitalWorks Inc. as a provider of radiology information systems (RIS) and has implemented RadConnect RIS at their Texas Oncology P.A. location in Dallas.

Amerinet adds more Fuji products to its buy list

Group purchasing organization (GPO) Amerinet Inc. has added Fujifilm Medical Systems USA Inc.'s Synapse PACS to its existing computed radiography (CR) and film contract with Fuji.

DR Systems signs $10 million in business in three months

Over the last 90 days, DR Systems Inc. has inked some $10 million in new contracts with regional medical centers and community hospitals throughout the United States.

Philips Medical Systems installs first 40-slice CT at Indiana University Hospital

The facility, which is part of Clarion Health Partners, has installed Philips Brilliance 40-slice CT system. This is the first global, clinical installation for the system.

Two Irish clinics choose Misys' pathology information system

Misys Healthcare Systems will deploy its anatomic pathology information systems at two Irish healthcare clinics.

UC Davis Cancer Center to install Elekta's Synergy

The University of California Davis Cancer Center, Radiation Oncology has ordered Elekta AB's Synergy radiation treatment system.

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.