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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ACR to 'Supercommittee': No Imaging Cuts in Upcoming Proposals

The American College of Radiology (ACR) today sent a statement to newly appointed members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint Select Committee), urging that cuts to diagnostic imaging services not be included in any upcoming legislative proposal.

Health Care Landscape On the Mend, Berwick Says

Improvements to the health care landscape are beginning to crop up despite pressure on the Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to slash funding for Medicare and other health care programs in response to poor economic conditions.

Fuji Aspire HD Gets FDA Nod

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA yesterday announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Aspire HD flat-panel, full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system. The clearance enables the company to offer mammography systems using flat-panel digital radiography and computed radiography approaches

Automated Procedure Code Entry Decreases Error Rates

Automated entry of procedure codes in radiology reports reduces the percentage of errors compared to manual entry, reveals a study conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts and published in the September issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR).

GE Venture to Focus on Metabolic Imaging Technology Development

GE has established Research Circle Technology Inc. (RCT), a new entity formed to accelerate and enhance the development of metabolic imaging and other innovative technology.

ONC Introduces New Website

The U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has launched www.healthIT.gov, a new website intended for use by health care providers and consumers.

Technologist Vacancy Rate Remains on Decline

The vacancy rate for radiologic technologists (RTs) has declined for the eighth consecutive year, to 2% in 2011, reveals a new report from the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT).

91 Health Care Professionals Charged In Medicare Fraud Schemes

Ninety-one individuals, including physicians, nurses, and other medical professionals, have been indicted for their alleged participation in Medicare fraud schemes involving approximately $295 million in false billing, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Kathleen Sebelius, secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced

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