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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Philips opens Brazilian manufacturing facility

Philips Healthcare has opened its first diagnostic imaging equipment manufacturing facility in South America, an MR and CT facility located in Sao Paolo, Brazil.

Ashva debuts RADiON 2.0, adds 150 licenses

Ashva Technologies has released an upgraded version of its DICOM Workstation, RADiON 2.0.

Breast MRI usage climbs 23% in 2008

  Breast MRI is showing double-digit growth in 2008 and is one of the fastest growing procedures in the MR departments, according to a newly released imaging market guide from Arlington Medical Resources, a provider of market research for the pharmaceutical and diagnostic imaging industries.

3D sequence aids rupture-prone plaque detection

Canadian researchers have used 3D MRI to accurately detect bleedingwithin the walls of diseased carotid arteries, suggesting the techniquemay prove to be a useful screening tool for patients at high risk forstroke, according to a study published in this months issue of Radiology.

Sentinelle Medical seals CE Mark approval

Sentinelle Medical, a manufacturer of MRI coils and interventionalsoftware, has received CE Mark approval to begin marketing theSentinelle Vanguard Breast MR Auxiliary Table in Europe.

New MRI method detects left atrial wall scarring in patients with atrial fibrillation

Noninvasive imaging of the left atrial wall with MRI is a recentadvancement and a powerful tool to evaluate injury related toradiofrequency energy delivery during atrial fibrillation (AF)ablation, according to a study in the Oct. 7 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

CT scans change treatment plans in ER patients with suspected appendicitis

CT scans change the initial treatment plans of emergency physicians inmore than one-quarter of patients with suspected appendicitis,according to a study published in the October issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Aurora notches dual deployment in Atlanta

Dedicated breast MRI system technology developer Aurora Imaging Technology has placed the second of its 1.5-Tesla breast MRI systems at Breast Care Specialists of Atlanta.

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AI in Healthcare
4 ways HHS plans to help shape a national strategy for healthcare AI

HHS has thought through the ways AI can and should become an integral part of healthcare, human services and public health. Last Friday—possibly just days ahead of seating a new secretary—the agency released a detailed plan for getting there from here.

Cardiovascular Business
FDA announces recall after Philips heart monitor software failed to send alerts—multiple deaths reported

Philips is recalling the software associated with its Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry devices after certain high-risk ECG events were never routed to trained cardiology technicians as intended. The issue, which lasted for two years, has been linked to more than 100 injuries. 

Cardiovascular Business
Why electrophysiologists needed a champion in Washington

Heart Rhythm Society President Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD, detailed a new advocacy group focused on improving EP reimbursements, patient care and access. “If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu," he said.