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.

ControlRad raises $15M in financing

An Atlanta-based medical device company working to reduce radiation exposure during fluoroscopy has picked up $15 million in funding to fuel further growth.

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RSNA names new editor of RadioGraphics

“I’m both honored and humbled to serve as editor of our specialty’s leading educational publication,” said Christine O. (Cooky) Menias, MD, the new editor of RadioGraphics.

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Hospital profits on the decline

Hospitals are seeing a drop in profitability, according to a flash report from Kaufman Hall.

Portable imaging system gains FDA clearance

Turner Imaging Systems, an Orem, Utah-based imaging technology company, has received FDA approval for its Smart-C portable fluoroscopy and x-ray system.

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Trump signs executive order on Medicare

In a move toward making the public healthcare program more private, President Trump signed an executive order to strengthen Medicare Advantage.

How imaging providers in 1 state are responding to a major policy shift

A new law in Pennsylvania requires more out of imaging professionals—how are radiologists handling this dramatic change? 

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Bernie Sanders undergoes stent placement after chest discomfort

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, was sidelined from his campaign after it was reported he underwent a procedure for placement of two stents after chest discomfort revealed a blocked artery, The New York Times reported.

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4 things radiologists should know about Pennsylvania’s patient notification law

Pennsylvania (PA) Act 112, requires imaging facilities in the state to notify patients of abnormal imaging results. Authors of a Sept. 28 case study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology examined what this law does and how health systems are responding.