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.

ACHE CEO and President to Retire Next May

Thomas Dolan, PhD, president and CEO of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), plans to retire May 10, 2013, and become president emeritus, the organization announced.

UC Radiologists to Test Informatics Assist in CT Dose Reporting

Going into the weekend on which radiologists in California will be required to begin including CT dose metrics in their reports (deadline July 1, 2012), radiologists at medical centers associated with UC Davis, UCLA, and UCSF will be beta-testing the integration of Nuance’s PowerScribe 360 and the Radimetrics eXposure solution for dose reporting,

ACR Adds 5 Appropriateness Criteria Documents and Updates 39 Others

The American College of Radiology has updated 39 of its appropriateness criteria and added another five to its evidence-based guidelines for health care providers.

Data Management Survey: PACS Account For Biggest Share of Health Data

According to its second annual global healthcare data management survey, BridgeHead Software reports that “healthcare leaders around the world” say that PACS accounts for the biggest share of their data.

Tweaked FDA bill Removes Hurdle to Medical App Guidance

Congress has removed a major roadblock to the Food and Drug Administration's regulation of medical mobile apps by modifying a section of the FDA Saftey and Innovation Act (S:3187).

Reimbursement Uncertainty Tops List of Health Care Leaders' Concerns

Lack of a permanent sustainable growth rate (SGR) fix for Medicare physician payments and accountable care organization (ACO) payment models that ask practices to share financial risk with payors top the list of concerns of members of the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)/American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE).

Lung Nodule Matching Software Dramatically Increases Radiologists’ Efficiency

An automated lung nodule matching program can improve radiologists’ efficiency almost two-fold, a first-of-its-kind study shows.

SCOTUS Upholds Individual Mandate, Hospital Stocks Rise and Insurance Stocks Fall

The Supreme Court has ruled that the mandate that all Americans purchase health insurance is constitutional because it is a kind of tax that Congress has the right to levy. The justices rejected the idea that it falls under the power of Congress to regulate commerce between the states.