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.

FDA Clears Dose Control System

Radiation oncology solutions provider Accuray Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif., today announced that it has obtained 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its Dose Control System (DCS).

Study Shows Correlation Between Imaging Utilization Rates, Self-Referral

Referring physicians with a financial interest in medical imaging services have higher imaging utilization rates than their colleagues with no such interest, reveals a study published online in the November issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Per-Capita Health Care Costs Show Modest Growth

Representing a fourth consecutive month of modest cost growth acceleration, the average per-capita cost of health care services covered by commercial insurance and Medicare grew by 5.73% over the 12 months ending in August, Standard & Poor's(S&P) Healthcare Economic Indices show.

ACR Gets Nod to Accredit SectraDose Mammography System

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to accredit the Sectra MicroDose L30 full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system, effective last Friday.

HHS Releases Final ACO Rule

The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) yesterday released the final rule for accountable care organizations (ACOs).

Health Care Jobs Rank on 'Most Overrated' List

Three different jobs in the health care industry rank among the most overrated occupations in 2011, according to a ranking by

Intelerad Introduces RIS/PACS Solution

Intelerad Medical Systems has launched InteleSuite™, a complete and customizable set of RIS/PACS solutions that combine the company’s

Smaller Physician Salary Increases on Tap For 2012

Smaller salary increases will be the norm for physicians in 2012, according to the 2011 Physician Compensation Survey released Monday by the Hay Group, a Philadelphia-based consulting firm.