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.

Daou Systems awarded contract from Ingalls Memorial Hospital

Daou Systems Inc. has inked an agreement with Ingalls Memorial Hospital to deploy a R.A.P.I.D. Web services portal to enable the healthcare system's physicians to access patient information from any secure Internet connection.

U.S. Army to buy Trestle's live microscopy system

The U.S. Army has purchased three additional MedMicro live telepathology systems from Trestle Holdings Inc.

Nebraska Methodist Hospital chooses Elekta Synergy

Nebraska Methodist Hospital recently ordered an Elekta Synergy platform, one component of the facility's $13.5 million expansion of its oncology and neurosurgery programs.

Holding It All Together: Racks & Enclosures

You put a lot of careful thought into the selection and purchase of your IT equipment. After all, these items are sometimes delicate, often pricey, and are often the center of your larger technology plan. But how much thought do you put into the selection and purchase of your racks and enclosures, those items that hold your important servers, CPUs, monitors, and other components?

The Path to PACS Administration

As PAC systems evolve and grow in importance, the prerequisites, roles and responsibilities of PACS administrators are morphing, too.

Johns Hopkins to install first Toshiba 32-slice Aquilion

Toshiba America Medical Systems will install its first Aquilion 32 DFX multi-slice CT scanner at the cardiology division at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) School of Medicine.

Cerner wins purchasing agreement and enterprise-wide IT installation

Healthcare cooperative VHA Inc. inked a three-year purchasing agreement with Cerner Corp. for the company's PharmNet, RadNet and PathNet information systems.

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.