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.

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Healthcare spending varies widely by location

Healthcare prices in San Jose, California, have little in common with prices in Baltimore, according to a recent map that revealed the huge variations in overall healthcare costs in 2016 across the nation.

Novel creation may produce cheaper, safer x-rays

Chemists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) may have found a way to reduce the cost of x-rays and CT scans by using novel nanocrystals, according to research published in Nature.

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Georgia hospital opens new $5M IR suite

Piedmont Henry Hospital in Stockbridge, Georgia, has opened a brand new $5 million interventional radiology (IR) suite, which includes seven preparation and recovery areas and a separate room for procedures.

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Patients want to know when BAC is detected at mammography

Patients undergoing mammography prefer to be informed about breast arterial calcification (BAC), which is sometimes a sign of cardiovascular disease, according to new research published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Calgary Scientific names Barry Allen as new CEO and President

New CEO, new products and new branding part of commercial push

AMIA announces 2018 Signature Award winners

Eight people will be honored during this year’s American Medical Informatics Association annual symposium after winning the organization’s awards that recognize significant contributions in the field of informatics.

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Industry groups: New CMS policy puts Americans with pre-existing conditions at risk

More than 25 patient and consumer groups have spoken out against a new guidance issued by CMS on Tuesday that allows states to skirt patient protections mandated under the Affordable Care Act.

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New opioids law includes grants for imaging-based pain management research

Grants to study imaging-based technology have been included in a recently signed law geared toward developing opioid alternatives for pain management. The inclusion was championed by the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) in a recent news release.