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.

103K Medicare beneficiaries issued new IDs after ‘data incident’ at CMS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said “malicious actors” created fake accounts for Medicare beneficiaries through the agency’s patient portal, using stolen data from an unknown source. The incident is being investigated.
Philips and Medtronic extend 30 year patient monitoring partnership
The two companies will continue combining components to make patient monitoring systems, under the new terms of the expanded deal that includes a "pledge program" to improve quality.
FDA announces recall of Baxter infusion pumps with mismatched software
Spectrum V8 and V6 infusion pumps may have accidentally had their software switched, which could result in underinfusion or a fluid overload. While no injuries have been reported, for safety the affected pumps need to be removed from where they are used and sold.
Medtronic’s new ECMO system receives a key approval
According to Medtronic, its VitalFlow ECMO system was designed and developed with the user experience in mind.
New guidelines help interventional cardiologists manage chronic venous disease
"These recommendations will help ensure that patient care remains both consistent and personalized," SCAI President Srihari S. Naidu, MD, explained.

The Business Case for Robust Radiologist Education

Proscan

Continuing education for radiologists has become a more complex proposition as subspecialty expertise has deepened—and their level of education is poised to have a stronger influence on revenue, according to some analysts. At the 2012 Fall Educational Conference of the RBMA in Chandler, Arizona, on October 8, Kevin McDermott copresented “The

Better Service with OEM Support: Illinois Bone & Joint Institute

Sponsored by Hitachi Healthcare Americas

Thomas Nagelli’s philosophy, when it comes to selecting imaging equipment, is a simple one: Service conquers all. Nagelli is director of MRI services at the Illinois Bone & Joint Institute (IBJI), headquartered in Chicago. He says, “In this kind of business, you date the salesperson, but you are married to the service person. After the sale, almost

CMS Place-of-service Instructions Continue to Confound Providers

On October 11, 2012, CMS published yet another version of its guidance on place-of-service codes for the professional and technical components of diagnostic tests. The guidance was first issued as transmittal 2561 on September 28, but that was rescinded and replaced (due to preimplementation contact-information changes) by transmittal 2563.1 It

Imaging’s Merger/Acquisition Outlook: Buy, Sell, Hold, or Joint Venture?

VMG

At the 2012 Fall Educational Conference of the RBMA in Chandler, Arizona, on October 9, a panel of industry experts assembled by ImagingBiz presented “Is It Time to Buy, Hold, Sell, or JV?” to discuss the current mergers-and-acquisitions outlook for imaging. The speakers were Curtis Kauffman-Pickelle, CEO of ImagingBiz; Todd Sorensen, AVA, a

What I Learned at Pearl Harbor

As a most tumultuous year comes to a close, let’s reflect a bit on what makes the people of the United States unique, what drives us toward achievement and success, and why the health-care institutions in this amazing country will continue to thrive—despite significant headwinds and uncertainty. Our cultural DNA is structured in a way that makes it

CPR Issues Bold Statement to Health Plans and Providers to Make Prices Transparent

Catalyst for Payment Reform (CPR) calls on health plans and providers to make health care price information transparent to employees and consumers.

Breast Disease Society Supports Informed Patient Decision Making on Breast Cancer Screening

American Society of Breast Disease has issued a statement to help women and physicians make better informed decisions on breast cancer screening.

RamSoft Partners with M*Modal To Improve Workflow Through Speech Understanding

RamSoft has partnered with M*Modal to improve radiologist workflow by implementing M*Modals' cloud-based speech recognition into Ramsoft's PowerServer RIS/PACS.

Management

103K Medicare beneficiaries issued new IDs after ‘data incident’ at CMS

Philips and Medtronic extend 30 year patient monitoring partnership

FDA announces recall of Baxter infusion pumps with mismatched software

Medtronic’s new ECMO system receives a key approval

New guidelines help interventional cardiologists manage chronic venous disease