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.

Radiologists continue to dominate in No Surprises Act payment disputes
The federal government recently released new data pertaining to the landmark legislation, meant to protect patients from receiving unexpected medical bills.
Radiology residency programs have space to add more positions, but funding uncertain
That’s according to the results of a new survey of academic U.S. imaging leaders, published Jan. 28 in JACR.
Rayus Radiology inks partnership with US speedskating, bobsled, ski and snowboard teams
The Minnesota-baed imaging group called the continued contract with three major winter sports organizations a “coup” for the company.
After third conviction, ‘fake nurse' finally gets 75 months in prison
The U.S. Department of Justice said Leticia Gallarzo, 51, most recently pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft in Oct. 2023, but she skipped town and was able to get employment as a nurse and physician assistant in Illinois and California before being caught.
Briefly: Democrats winning on healthcare | Hospital pharmacies blinded by bustle | Gambling boys | Obesity rises | more
If all American voters were single-issue deciders and the cost of healthcare were their issue, Democrat candidates would win the mid-term elections handily. But loyalists of the donkey party shouldn’t be smug around their elephant counterparts.

Fujifilm Presents Latest Healthcare IT technologies at 2014 Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM)

Stamford, Conn., May 12, 2014 (Booth #330-334)  – FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc., will present its comprehensive Synapse portfolio for IT professionals at the 2014 annual meeting of the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) in Long Beach, California from May 15-17, 2014.  The Synapse family of products combined provides management of the complete patient record, ensuring diagnostic integrity while providing fast, secure access to clinical users via web platforms or mobile devices. 

2014 AHRA Annual Meeting

August 10-13, 2014Washington, DC

2014 Radiology Leadership Institute—Leadership Summit

August 7-10, 2014 | Wellesley, Mass.

2014 SNMMI Annual Meeting

June 7-11, 2014St. Louis, MO 

Phoenix-Based Medical Diagnostic Imaging Group Signs Billing and Practice Management Contract with Zotec-MMP

Indianapolis, IN. – May 1, 2014 – Zotec-MMP, an industry-leading provider of radiology billing and practice management services, has been awarded an exclusive billing and practice management contract with Phoenix, Arizona-based Medical Diagnostic Imaging Group (MDIG). MDIG is a private practice that offers complete teleradiology services from more than 40 board certified and fellowship trained radiologists. Zotec Partners acquired Medical Management Professionals, Inc. (MMP) on August 31, 2013 to become Zotec-MMP.

New Jersey radiologist sentenced to four years in prison for kickback scheme

According to the Associated Press, radiologist, Dr. Ashokkumar Babaria of Moorestown, New Jersey, has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for overseeing an illegal kickback scheme. 

Carestream’s Vue PACS with advanced features to support highly specialized care at Johns Hopkins Health System

ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 23 — The Johns Hopkins Health System (Baltimore, Md.) has purchased Carestream Health’s Vue PACS which offers innovative radiology features that can further enhance the organization’s ability to help deliver exceptional medical services for patients with a wide range of diseases.

PAREXEL appoints Peter Steiger, Ph.D., as vice president of medical imaging in its technology subsidiary

BOSTON, April 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- PAREXEL International (NASDAQ: PRXL), a leading global biopharmaceutical services organization, today announced the appointment of Peter Steiger, Ph.D., to the newly created position of Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer for Medical Imaging. Dr. Steiger, who has more than 25 years of experience in the application of specialized medical imaging techniques in support of biopharmaceutical product development, will oversee the worldwide medical imaging scientific strategy at PAREXEL Informatics.  PAREXEL Informatics provides advanced technology solutions to facilitate the clinical development process.

Management

Radiologists continue to dominate in No Surprises Act payment disputes

Radiology residency programs have space to add more positions, but funding uncertain

Rayus Radiology inks partnership with US speedskating, bobsled, ski and snowboard teams

After third conviction, ‘fake nurse' finally gets 75 months in prison

Briefly: Democrats winning on healthcare | Hospital pharmacies blinded by bustle | Gambling boys | Obesity rises | more