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.

Uninsured Much Less Likely to Get Imaging Services, Report Reveals

In its fourth annual survey of United States and international health care consumers, released this week, the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions found that among its U.S. survey respondents 47% of those with health insurance had an imaging exam or test in the last 12 months. Among those without health insurance, it was only 20 percent.

RBMA Advocates Radiology-Specific Objectives In Meaningful Use

Radiology-specific objectives and measures should be incorporated into Meaningful Use requirements, stipulates a position paper approved by the Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) at its June board meeting in New Orleans.

AMA Votes to Continue Support for Individual Responsibility for Health Insurance

The American Medical Association (AMA) has voted to continue its policy of supporting individual responsibility for health insurance with assistance for those who cannot afford it.

Cloud Computing Could Help Ordering Doctors Make Better Decisions

According to Medicalis, a provider of information-driven clinical and workflow solutions, part of the problem in curbing overutilization of diagnostic imaging is that ordering physicians often lack easy access to the right forms of decision support. The San Francisco-based company aims to solve this using a new cloud computing product called the

Philips Buys AllParts Medical, Charts Course In Russia

Royal Philips Electronics announced yesterday that it has acquired AllParts Medical, a privately owned, Nashville, Tenn.-based provider of imaging equipment parts and training. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Medicare Claims Indicate CT Scanning Overuse

Efforts by the Center For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to discourage health care providers from exposing patients to excess radiation have not been entirely effective. While the agency last year provided hospitals with statistics intended to encourage efficient, safer practices, hundreds of hospitals nationwide continue to perform two CT

MedPAC Urges Crackdown On ‘Inappropriate’ Test Orders

Imaging providers may see fewer requests for imaging services to senior citizens if the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has its way. The influential advisory group is urging that physicians who order too many MRIs, CT scans, nuclear medicine studies, and other imaging tests be required to obtain pre-approval from Medicare.

vRad and RBMA Partner to Offer Education and Scholarships

Virtual Radiologic (vRad), a technology-enabled national radiology practice based in Eden Prairie, Minn, and the Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) will team up to provide RBMA members with additional educational opportunities, including six $1,500 scholarships to RBMA members who have not yet attended an RBMA conference.