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.

Potential Mistakes Line Path to ACO Implementation

Whether allying themselves with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) or working with private payors, entities may, when attempting to form accountable care organizations (ACOs), make errors that impede

Radiology Technician Alleges Age, Not Ineptitude, Led to Termination

A 68-year-old radiology technician has filed an age discrimination lawsuit against Shelby Medical Holdings after the Center, Texas-based entity allegedly dismissed her for an inability to use its equipment.

GE Healthcare Reduces Wisconsin Workforce

GE Healthcare Ltd. is cutting 81 jobs at two of its Wisconsin facilities, one in Milwaukee and the other in Waukesha, the company announced Tuesday,

Group Practitioners See Increased Compensation, Tempered by Operating Losses

Increases in compensation were the norm for most physicians in medical groups from 2010 to 2011, but so, too, were operating losses.

Malpractice Lawsuit Risk Lower For Radiologists

When it comes to the likelihood of being sued for malpractice, radiologists have less to fear than their colleagues in many other medical specialties, reveals a study published last week in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Muroff to AHRA Attendees: Corporatization, Alternative Payment Models Threaten Radiologists' Future

In addition to eight trends currently affecting radiology practice, physicians can expect to encounter four “truly scary” trends over the next few years, says Lawrence Muroff, MD, CEO and president of Imaging Consultants in Tampa, Florida, and clinical professor of radiology the University of Florida and University of South Florida Colleges of

Declining Reimbursement, Other Trends Impacting Radiology Practice

Eight trends are negatively impacting the practice of radiology, and radiologists are responsible for several of them.

Devicor Completes Acquisition of Neoprobe Products and Related Assets

Devicor™ Medical Products, Inc., a portfolio company of Chicago, Illinois-based private equity firm GCTR, last week announced the execution of its previously revealed agreement to acquire the neoprobe® gamma detection system (GDS) products and related assets from Neoprobe Corporation.