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.

Jeff Tumbleson

Seizing the moment: How to set the stage for imaging practice growth

Sponsored by Merge, an IBM company

As reimbursement challenges grow for outpatient imaging, many practices are struggling to remain afloat. However, with the right technology, it’s very possible to stay ahead of the curve.

June 22, 2016
David S. Channin, MD

Q&A with David S. Channin MD: How to Make PACS Patient Centered

Sponsored by Konica Minolta

As healthcare takes steps toward the Affordable Care Act’s mandate for patient centricity, information technology also has some ground to traverse.

June 20, 2016
Brad Schmidt, CEO, Inglewood Imaging Center, Los Angeles

Cloud-Powered Virtual Health System Grows in Inglewood

INFINITT

Ten years ago, Brad Schmidt left a high-flying sales job with a major healthcare OEM to bring first-class imaging services to the underserved community of southwestern Los Angeles County.

June 16, 2016
x-ray

How well does Sectra PACS play with other vendors’ products? The imaging A-team in Albuquerque says quite well

Sponsored by Sectra

When X-Ray Associates of New Mexico went live with a new RIS in mid-April, Vice President and COO Sagit Frasier was anxious, but optimistic.

May 27, 2016

Rising volumes in the ED: Radiology’s vital role in managing the crisis

Sponsored by vRad

Emergency departments (EDs) are busier than ever, and ED imaging volumes are up almost across the board.

May 26, 2016
Shannon Werb

The Virtual FTE: Radiology’s flexible, scalable teammate

Sponsored by vRad

Rare is the radiology practice of any size that has never had to sweat out the absence of one or more radiologists as unread non-emergent studies piled up.

May 26, 2016
Patricia Pittman, PhD

GW Health Workforce Institute: Nonlicensed and tele-health savvy health workers to shape future healthcare staffing needs

Sponsored by vRad

Health-policy educator and researcher Patricia (“Polly”) Pittman, PhD, co-founded the GW Health Workforce Institute at George Washington University (GWHWI) in April 2015.

May 24, 2016
Michael Walter

Leaders who take their role seriously can make a big impact

Earlier this month, I interviewed Alexander Norbash, MD, chair and professor of radiology at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, about leadership and a variety of other topics. When I asked him if he had any advice for radiologists who may be considering a leadership position in the near future, one of his answers made a significant impression on me. 

May 17, 2016