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.

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3T MRI bests 1.5T for spine visualization

The visualization of anatomic structure at 3T MRI is much more accurate than at 1.5T MRI, according to a study publishedin the April issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

3D MR technique speeds exam, diagnosis

Multiplanar vastly undersampled isotropic projection steady-state free precession (VIPR-SSFP) MR images obtained following a single five-minute acquisition have similar sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy, as does a routine MR protocol, for helping detect cartilage lesions, anterior and posterior cruciate ligament tears, medial meniscal tears, and medial and lateral collateral ligament tears in the knee, according to a study published in this month's issue of Radiology.

Mallinckrodt sues Bracco over contrast power injector patent

Covidien's subsidiary Mallinckrodt has filed suit against two U.S. units of Italy's Bracco for patent infringement on a contrast power injector for patients undergoing MRI.

Circulation: MRI method could predict outcomes in a-fib patients

Researchers have found that advanced visualization with delayed-enhancement MRI holds promise for predicting treatment outcomes and measuring disease progression for patients with atrial fibrillation, according to study appearing in the April 7 issue of Circulation.

ACVP: Dont fear the RAC

Orlando, Fla.Cardiovascular Business News sat down with Patricia Dear, president of EduTrax, an online coding, compliance and billing resource for healthcare providers, to discuss Medicares recovery audit contractors (RACs), who make a percentage of overpayment monies they recover for the government. Dear was a speaker at the annual meeting of the Alliance for Cardiovascular Professionals (ACVP) in March.

Corepoint new product suite focused on operations, metrics

Corepoint Health is launching a new product suite, Corepoint Decisions, which offers healthcare organizations a way to leverage the data flow between various applications into accessible operational insights for healthcare decision-makers.

New Mexico bill to regulate sonography, MRI professionals

New Mexico has passed a bill requiring those who perform sonography and MRI to hold state licensure, according to American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) President Linda Holden.

Medtronic urges CMS to cover MRI-safe pacemakers

Medtronic has requested that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revise national coverage determination for cardiac pacemakersto include coverage for devices that have been designed, tested and FDA labeled for use in the MRI environment.

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